| Gene Symbol |
KRTAP24-1
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| Entrez Gene |
643803
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| Alt Symbol |
KAP24.1
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
keratin associated protein 24-1
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| Other Description |
keratin-associated protein 24-1
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| Swissprots |
Q1XDX0 Q3LI83
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| Accessions |
Q3LI83 AB096935 BAE46350 AM238513 CAJ87483 NM_001085455 NP_001078924
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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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| Tissue Specificity |
Specific expression in the middle/upper hair cuticle. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17235325}.
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