beta-Keratins (beta-Keratin)

Keratins that form into a beta-pleated sheet structure. They are principle constituents of the corneous material of the carapace and plastron of turtles, the epidermis of snakes and the feathers of birds.

Also Known As:

beta-Keratin; beta Keratin; beta Keratins

Networked: 2 relevant articles (0 outcomes, 0 trials/studies)

Bio-Agent Context: Research Results

Macromolecular Substances: 97
- Polymers: 13051
  - Biopolymers: 773
    - Intermediate Filament Proteins: 288
      - Keratins: 10369
        beta-Keratins: 2
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins: 1
- Proteins: 484843
  - Cytoskeletal Proteins: 739
    - Intermediate Filament Proteins: 288
      - Keratins: 10369
        beta-Keratins: 2
  - Scleroproteins: 74
    - Keratins: 10369
      - beta-Keratins: 2

Experts

1.	Alibardi, Lorenzo: 1 article (12/2018)
2.	Dalla Valle, Luisa: 1 article (12/2018)
3.	Eckhart, Leopold: 1 article (12/2018)
4.	Holthaus, Karin Brigit: 1 article (12/2018)
5.	Hiller, Uwe: 1 article (03/2008)
6.	Werner, Yehudah L: 1 article (03/2008)

Related Diseases

1.	Confusion (Bewilderment) 12/01/2018 - "Only in reptiles and birds (sauropsids) the epidermis of scales, claws, beaks, and feathers, largely comprises small proteins formerly indicated as "beta-keratins" but here identified as corneous beta-proteins (CBPs) to avoid confusion with true keratins. "
2.	Blister (Bulla) 03/01/2008 - "When, upon sloughing, the inner generation becomes the new outer generation, and the Oberhäutchen forms the skin surface, the UCMGs, several per scale, dot the surface as mucus-inflated "blebs" projecting from the surrounding spinulate Oberhäutchen, each nesting in a shallow pit of the underlying beta-keratin. "

Related Drugs and Biologics

1.	Proteins (Proteins, Gene)
2.	Keratins (Keratin)