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Associations between variation in the ovine high glycine-tyrosine keratin-associated protein gene KRTAP20-1 and wool traits
(Oxford University Press on behalf of American Society of Animal Science, 2019-02)
The keratin-associated proteins (KAPs) are important constituents of wool fibres. Of the many mammalian KAP genes (KRTAPs) identified, KRTAP20-1 has been described in humans, but it has not been described in any other ...
A nucleotide substitution in the ovine KAP20-2 gene leads to a premature stop codon that affects wool fibre curvature
(Wiley on behalf of Stichting International Foundation for Animal Genetics, 2018-08-01)
The keratin‐associated proteins (KAPs) form a matrix that cross‐links the main component of the wool fibre, the keratin intermediate filaments. They are therefore believed to play an important role in defining the physical ...