Protein Name keratin 36
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 8689
Gene Symbol

KRT36

UniProt O76013 (KRT36_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 21
Total Number of Articles : 16
Description

keratin 36

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. This type I hair keratin is an acidic protein which heterodimerizes with type II keratins to form hair and nails. The type I hair keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21 and have the same direction of transcription. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • keratin, type I cuticular Ha6
  • K36
  • hair keratin, type I Ha6
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Properties