Biology:Keratin 16

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Keratin 16 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT16 gene.[1][2][3]

Keratin 16 is a type I cytokeratin. It is paired with keratin 6 in a number of epithelial tissues, including nail bed, esophagus, tongue, and hair follicles. Mutations in the gene encoding this protein are associated with the genetic skin disorders including pachyonychia congenita, non-epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma and unilateral palmoplantar verrucous nevus.[4]

References

  1. "A group of type I keratin genes on human chromosome 17: characterization and expression". Mol. Cell. Biol. 8 (2): 722–36. February 1988. doi:10.1128/mcb.8.2.722. PMID 2451124. 
  2. "Three epidermal and one simple epithelial type II keratin genes map to human chromosome 12". Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 57 (1): 33–8. 1991. doi:10.1159/000133109. PMID 1713141. 
  3. "New consensus nomenclature for mammalian keratins". J. Cell Biol. 174 (2): 169–74. July 2006. doi:10.1083/jcb.200603161. PMID 16831889. 
  4. "Novel mutations in keratin 16 gene underlie focal non-epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma (NEPPK) in two families". Hum. Mol. Genet. 4 (10): 1875–81. October 1995. doi:10.1093/hmg/4.10.1875. PMID 8595410. 

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