Protein Name keratin 37
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 8688
Gene Symbol

KRT37

UniProt O76014 (KRT37_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 7
Total Number of Articles : 6
Description

keratin 37

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. As a type I hair keratin, it 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 Ha7
  • hair keratin, type I Ha7
  • keratin 37, type I
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Properties