Biology:Keratin 9

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


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
Generic protein structure example

Keratin 9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT9 gene.[1][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.[3]

References

  1. "Molecular characterization of the body site-specific human epidermal cytokeratin 9: cDNA cloning, amino acid sequence, and tissue specificity of gene expression". Differentiation 55 (1): 57–71. December 1993. doi:10.1111/j.1432-0436.1993.tb00033.x. PMID 7507869. 
  2. "New consensus nomenclature for mammalian keratins". J. Cell Biol. 174 (2): 169–74. July 2006. doi:10.1083/jcb.200603161. PMID 16831889. 
  3. "Keratin 9 gene mutations in epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma (EPPK)". Nat. Genet. 6 (2): 174–9. February 1994. doi:10.1038/ng0294-174. PMID 7512862. 

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