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Keratin HGTP Gene and Its Effects on Wool Fiber Development
Guo-Qing Shi1, Feng Guan2, Hong Tang1, Jian-Hong Ni1, Rong Dai1, Min Shen1, Nan Liu3*
1Research Institute of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Xinjiang Agricultural Reclamation Academy, Shihezi 832000, China;2College of Life Sciences, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China; 3College of Animal Scien
Abstract: Keratin protein is the major component of wool fiber and the subfamily of high glycine-tyrosine proteins (HGTP) including KAP6， KAP7 and KAP8 genes expression which had important effects on wool diameter and crimp and other characteristics. Herein， the composition of wool， characteristics of keratin protein， location of HGTP and the gene expressional effects on wool fiber diameter are reviewed in this paper. The aim is to provide some basic instructions to study wool.
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