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Description:: This is a family of keratins, high-sulphur matrix proteins. The keratin products of mammalian epidermal derivatives such as wool and hair consist of microfibrils embedded in a rigid matrix of other proteins. The matrix proteins include the high-sulphur and high-tyrosine keratins, having molecular weights of 6-20 kDa, whereas microfibrils contain the larger, low-sulphur keratins (40-56 kDa).

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