Biology:KRT23

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Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 23 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT23 gene.[1][2][3]

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin family. The keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into cytokeratin and hair keratin. The type I cytokeratins consist of acidic proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains. The type I cytokeratin genes are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21.[3]

References

  1. "Keratin 23 (K23), a novel acidic keratin, is highly induced by histone deacetylase inhibitors during differentiation of pancreatic cancer cells". Genes Chromosomes Cancer 30 (2): 123–35. Jan 2001. doi:10.1002/1098-2264(2000)9999:9999<::AID-GCC1070>3.0.CO;2-W. PMID 11135429. 
  2. "New consensus nomenclature for mammalian keratins". J Cell Biol 174 (2): 169–74. Jul 2006. doi:10.1083/jcb.200603161. PMID 16831889. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: KRT23 keratin 23 (histone deacetylase inducible)". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=25984. 

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