| Gene Symbol |
KRTAP9-2
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| Entrez Gene |
83899
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| Alt Symbol |
KAP9.2, KRTAP9.2
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
keratin associated protein 9-2
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| Other Description |
keratin-associated protein 9-2|keratin-associated protein 9.2|ultrahigh sulfur keratin-associated protein 9.2
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| Swissprots |
Q2TB15 Q17RK8 Q6ISF6 Q9BYQ4
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| Accessions |
EAW60718 Q9BYQ4 AJ406946 CAC27585 BC069560 AAH69560 BC110619 AAI10620 BC117287 AAI17288 NM_031961 NP_114167
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| Function |
In the hair cortex, hair keratin intermediate filaments are embedded in an interfilamentous matrix, consisting of hair keratin-associated proteins (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.
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