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KRT80
Introduction
Keratin 80, also known as KRT80, is a protein which humans is encoded by the KRT80 gene.[1][2]
Function
Function
Keratins, such as KRT80, are filament proteins that make up one of the major structural fibers of epithelial cells.[3]
References
References
- ↑ Schweizer J, Bowden PE, Coulombe PA, Langbein L, Lane EB, Magin TM, Maltais L, Omary MB, Parry DA, Rogers MA, Wright MW (July 2006). “New consensus nomenclature for mammalian keratins”. J. Cell Biol. 174 (2): 169–74. doi:10.1083/jcb.200603161. PMC 2064177. PMID 16831889.
- ↑ “Entrez Gene: KRT80 keratin 80”.
- ↑ Rogers MA, Edler L, Winter H, Langbein L, Beckmann I, Schweizer J (March 2005). “Characterization of new members of the human type II keratin gene family and a general evaluation of the keratin gene domain on chromosome 12q13.13”. J. Invest. Dermatol. 124 (3): 536–44. doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23530.x. PMID 15737194.
Further reading
Further reading
- Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH, et al. (2002). “Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences”. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMC 139241. PMID 12477932.
This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.