| Gene Symbol | KRTAP5-6 |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 440023 |
| Alt Symbol | KRTAP5.6 |
| Species | Human |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | keratin associated protein 5-6 |
| Other Description | keratin-associated protein 5-6|keratin-associated protein 5.6|ultrahigh sulfur keratin-associated protein 5.6 |
| Swissprots | A1L452 Q6L8G9 |
| Accessions | Q6L8G9 AB126075 BAD20202 BC130399 AAI30400 BC133035 AAI33036 NM_001012416 NP_001012416 |
| Function | In the hair cortex, hair keratin intermediate filaments are embedded in an interfilamentous matrix, consisting of hair keratin-associated protein (KRTAP), which are essential for the formation of a rigid and resistant hair shaft through their extensive disulfide bond cross-linking with abundant cysteine residues of hair keratins. The matrix proteins include the high- sulfur and high-glycine-tyrosine keratins. |
| Tissue Specificity | Expressed in hair root and not in skin. Expressed also in liver and skeletal muscle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15144888}. |
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