KRT86 Products

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

Entrez	3892 Human
Uniprot	NM_002284 Human
Product By Gene ID	3892
Alternate Names	FLJ25176 Hair keratin K2.11 hard keratin, type II, 6 Hb6 HB6 hHb6 K86 keratin 86 keratin protein HB6 keratin, hair, basic, 6 (monilethrix) keratin, type II cuticular Hb6 keratin-86 Keratin-86 KRTHB1 KRTHB6Hb1 MNX Type II hair keratin Hb6 Type-II keratin Kb26