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keratin

see cytokeratin

Related

keratin Ag in tissue keratinopathy

Specific

basal cell specific keratin cornea specific keratin cytokeratin, epithelial keratins or soft alpha-keratins differentiation specific keratin hair keratins, microfibrillar keratins or hard alpha-keratins keratin-81-like protein; keratin-81L (KRT121P) keratohyalin simple epithelial keratin

General

intermediate filament protein oligomerizing protein

Properties

CONFIGURATION: oligomer COMPARTMENT: cytoplasm MOTIF: O-glycosylation site {N-TERMINAL} rod-like {central-region} MOTIF: alpha helix coiled coil glutamate-rich region {C-TERMINAL} MOTIF: glutamate residue (SEVERAL) Ser phosphorylation site (SEVERAL) MOTIF-SEQUENCE: KSP

References

  1. Schweizer J, et al New consensus nomenclature for mammalian keratins. J Cell Biol. 2006 Jul 17;174(2):169-74. Epub 2006 Jul 10. PMID: 16831889
  2. Bourne HR. Colon cancer. Consider the coiled coil.... Nature. 1991 May 16;351(6323):188-90. PMID: 1645848 (coiled-coil)