ReviewGenes2016
Wool Keratin-Associated Protein Genes in Sheep-A Review.
Review in Genes, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 55 papers.
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55 citing papers in PubMed, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Wool-supported Pd and Rh nanoparticles for selective hydrogenation of maleic acid to succinic acid in batch and flow systems.RSC advances · 2025Article
- Polymorphism of Keratin GeneAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Cornified Epithelial Teeth of Jawless Vertebrates Contain Proteins Similar to Keratin-Associated Proteins of Mammalian Skin Appendages.Journal of developmental biology · 2025Article
- Variation in OvineAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Exploration and Enrichment Analysis of the QTLome for Important Traits in Livestock Species.Genes · 2024Article
- Genetics of Wool and Cashmere Fibre: Progress, Challenges, and Future Research.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Genome-Wide Scan for Copy Number Variations in Chinese Merino Sheep Based on Ovine High-Density 600K SNP Arrays.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
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- Analysis of the Long Non-Coding and Messenger RNA Expression Profiles in the Skin Tissue of Super Merino and Small-Tailed Han Sheep.Current issues in molecular biology · 2024Article
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- Whole-Genome Resequencing Reveals Genetic Diversity and Wool Trait-Related Genes in Liangshan Semi-Fine-Wool Sheep.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2024Article
- Spatiotemporal Expression Characterization ofGenes · 2024Article
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8 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
The importance of sheep's wool in making textiles has inspired extensive research into its structure and the underlying genetics since the 1960s. Wool keratin-associated proteins (KAPs) are a key structural component of the wool fibre. The characterisation of the genes encoding these proteins has progressed rapidly with advances in the nucleotide and protein sequencing. This review describes our knowledge of ovine KAPs, their categorisation into families, polymorphism in the proteins and genes, the clustering and chromosomal location of the genes, some characteristics of gene expression and some potential effects of the KAPs on wool traits. The extent and nature of genetic variation in wool KAP genes and its association with fibre characteristics, provides an opportunity for the development of gene-markers for selective breeding of sheep to produce better wool with properties highly matched to specific end-uses.
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