Description
KRT86 is encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. As a type II hair keratin, it is a basic protein which heterodimerizes with type I keratins to form hair and nails. The type II hair keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q13 and are grouped into two distinct subfamilies based on structure similarity. One subfamily, consisting of KRTHB1, KRTHB3, and KRTHB6, is highly related. The other less-related subfamily includes KRTHB2, KRTHB4, and KRTHB5. All hair keratins are expressed in the hair follicle; this hair keratin, as well as KRTHB1 and KRTHB3, is found primarily in the hair cortex. Mutations in this gene and KRTHB1 have been observed in patients with a rare dominant hair disease, monilethrix. [provided by RefSeq]. Publication Note: This RefSeq record includes a subset of the publications that are available for this gene. Please see the Entrez Gene record to access additional publications.
Bioinformatics
| Product By Gene ID |
3892 |
| Alternate Names |
- FLJ25176
- Hair keratin K2.11
- hard keratin, type II, 6
- HB6
- hHb6
- K86
- keratin 86
- keratin protein HB6
- keratin, hair, basic, 6 (monilethrix)
- keratin, type II cuticular Hb6
- keratin-86
- KRTHB1
- KRTHB6Hb1
- MNX
- Type II hair keratin Hb6
- Type-II keratin Kb26
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