Keratin 2A

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keratin 2A
Identifiers
Symbol	KRT2A
Entrez	3849
HUGO	6439
OMIM	600194
RefSeq	NM_000423
UniProt	P35908
Other data
Locus	Chr. 12 q11-q13

Keratin 2A is a type II cytokeratin. It is found largely in the upper spinous layer of epidermal keratinocytes and mutations in the gene encoding this protein have been associated with bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma.

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• MeSH Keratin-2

v • d • e Protein: fibrous proteins Collagen Type-I (COL1A1) - Type-II (COL2A1) - Type-III - Type-IV - Type-V - Type XI (COL11A2) - Type-XVII - Type-XVIII Keratin/Cytokeratin 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 other Elastin - Cytoskeletal