Keratin 9

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keratin 9
Identifiers
Symbol KRT9
Entrez 3857
HUGO 6447
OMIM 607606
RefSeq NM_000226
UniProt P35527
Other data
Locus Chr. 17 q21.1-21.2

Keratin 9 is a type I cytokeratin. It is found only in the terminally differentiated epidermis of palms and soles. Mutations in the gene encoding this protein cause epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma.


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Protein: fibrous proteins
Collagen
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
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