Hair keratin

Hair keratin is a type of keratin found in hair and nails. There are two types of hair keratin:

• the acidic type I hair keratin
  • type I hair keratin 1, KRT31
  • type I hair keratin 2, KRT32
  • type I hair keratin 3A, KRT33A
  • type I hair keratin 3B, KRT33B
  • type I hair keratin 4, KRT34
  • type I hair keratin 5, KRT35
  • type I hair keratin 6, KRT36
  • type I hair keratin 7, KRT37
  • type I hair keratin 8, KRT38

• the basic type II hair keratin.
  • type II hair keratin 1, KRT81
  • type II hair keratin 2, KRT82
  • type II hair keratin 3, KRT83
  • type II hair keratin 4, KRT84
  • type II hair keratin 5, KRT85
  • type II hair keratin 6, KRT86

External links

• Keratins, Hair-Specific at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
• http://www.expasy.org/spotlight/snapshot/2006/05/hair_keratin.shtml