| Gene Symbol | KRTAP22-2 |
|---|---|
| Entrez Gene | 100288287 |
| Alt Symbol | KAP22.2 |
| Species | Human |
| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Description | keratin associated protein 22-2 |
| Other Description | keratin-associated protein 22-2 |
| Swissprots | Q3LI68 |
| Accessions | Q3LI68 AB096950 BAE46365 NM_001164434 NP_001157906 |
| 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 (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}. |