Keratin 13

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keratin 13
Identifiers
Symbol KRT13
HUGO 6415
Entrez 3860
OMIM 148065
RefSeq NM_002274
UniProt P13646
Other data
Locus Chr. 17 q21-q23

Keratin 13 is a type I cytokeratin, it is paired with keratin 4 and found in the suprabasal layers of non-cornified stratified epithelia. Mutations in the gene encoding this protein and keratin 4 have been associated with the autosomal dominant disorder White Sponge Nevus.

K13 is negative in buccal epithelium

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Protein: fibrous proteins

Collagen (Type-I, Type-II, Type-III, Type-IV, Type-XVIII) - Elastin - Cytoskeletal

Keratin: Cyto- (Type I, Type II), type I ( 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21), type II ( 1, 2A, 3, 4, 5, 6A, 7, 8, 9), Hair (Type I, Type II), Beta

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