KRT81

KRT81
Identifiers
AliasesKRT81, HB1, Hb-1, KRTHB1, MLN137, ghHkb1, hHAKB2-1, keratin 81
External IDsMGI: 1928858 HomoloGene: 55645 GeneCards: KRT81
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

3887

64818

Ensembl

ENSG00000205426

ENSMUSG00000067615

UniProt

Q14533

Q9ERE2

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002281

NM_001166157

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002272

NP_001159629

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 52.29 – 52.29 MbChr 15: 101.46 – 101.46 Mb
PubMed search[1][2]
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Keratin, type II cuticular Hb1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT81 gene.[3][4][5]

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. As a type II hair keratin, it is a basic protein which heterodimerizes with type I keratins to form hair and nails. The type II hair keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q13 and are grouped into two distinct subfamilies based on structure similarity. One subfamily, consisting of KRTHB1, KRTHB3, and KRTHB6, is highly related. The other less-related subfamily includes KRTHB2, KRTHB4, and KRTHB5. All hair keratins are expressed in the hair follicle; this hair keratin, as well as KRTHB3 and KRTHB6, is found primarily in the hair cortex. Mutations in this gene and KRTHB6 have been observed in patients with a rare dominant hair disease, monilethrix.[5]

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. Rogers MA, Nischt R, Korge B, Krieg T, Fink TM, Lichter P, Winter H, Schweizer J (Nov 1995). "Sequence data and chromosomal localization of human type I and type II hair keratin genes". Exp Cell Res. 220 (2): 357–62. PMID 7556444. doi:10.1006/excr.1995.1326.
  4. Schweizer J, Bowden PE, Coulombe PA, Langbein L, Lane EB, Magin TM, Maltais L, Omary MB, Parry DA, Rogers MA, Wright MW (Jul 2006). "New consensus nomenclature for mammalian keratins". J Cell Biol. 174 (2): 169–74. PMC 2064177Freely accessible. PMID 16831889. doi:10.1083/jcb.200603161.
  5. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: KRT81 keratin 81".

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