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Research Article| Volume 6, ISSUE 4, P42-45, October 1988

Mouse hair keratin cDNA: Implications and sequences

  • Arthur P. Bertolino
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    Address for correspondence: Arthur P. Bertolino, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Dermatology, NYU Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
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    From the Department of Dermatology, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY USA
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      Abstract

      An efficient method is described for the isolation of mouse hair follicle mRNAs. The RNA contains two peaks of mRNA activity, 11s and 18s. The larger-sized group of mRNAs encodes keratins of 46K, 47K, 58K, 59K, and 63K Mr. cDNAs were prepared using the follicular mRNAs as templates and cloned to produce a library. Initial screening of this library has identified five acidic and six basic mouse hair keratin clones.
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