Natural fiber Keratin is a structural protein located at the hard surfaces in many vertebrates. Keratin has two forms, α-keratin and β-keratin and are used by different classes of animals. The naming convention for proteins follows that for keratin, alpha keratin is helical and beta keratin is sheet like. Alpha keratin is found in mammalian hair, skin, nails, horn and quills, while beta keratin can be found in avian and reptilian species in scales, feathers, and beaks. The two different structures of keratin have dissimilar mechanical properties, as seen in their dissimilar applications. The relative alignment of the keratin fibrils has a
Cleft lip and palate transmembrane protein 1 may belong to a new gene family. This family also contains the "Homo sapiens" cisplatin resistance related protein CRR9p which is associated with CDDP-induced apoptosis. Cleft lip and palate transmembrane protein 1 Cleft lip and palate transmembrane protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the "CLPTM1" gene. It belongs to a family of several eukaryotic cleft lip and palate transmembrane protein 1 sequences. Cleft lip with or without cleft palate is a common birth defect that is genetically complex. The nonsyndromic forms have been studied genetically using linkage and candidate-gene association studies with only partial success