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Facts about Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 40.
Human | |
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Gene Name: | KRT40 |
Uniprot: | Q6A162 |
Entrez: | 125115 |
Belongs to: |
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intermediate filament family |
Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 40
Mass (kDA):
48.139 kDA
Human | |
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Location: | 17q21.2 |
Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (40977715..40987135, complement) |
Expressed in skin and scalp. Also very weakly expressed in tongue, breast, colon and small intestine. In the hair follicle, it is specifically present in the upper hair cuticle. Not present in the upper cortex (at protein level).
PMID: 15617563 by Rogers M.A., et al. The human type I keratin gene family: characterization of new hair follicle specific members and evaluation of the chromosome 17q21.2 gene domain.
PMID: 15085952 by Hesse M., et al. Comprehensive analysis of keratin gene clusters in humans and rodents.