Keratin 6A
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Location (UCSC) | Chr 12: 52.49 – 52.49 Mb | n/a | |||||||
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Keratin 6A is one of the 27 different type II keratins expressed in humans. Keratin 6A was the first type II keratin sequence determined.[3] Analysis of the sequence of this keratin together with that of the first type I keratin led to the discovery of the four helical domains in the central rod of keratins.[3] In humans Keratin 6A is encoded by the KRT6A gene.[4][5]
Keratins
The keratin proteins of epithelial tissues are commonly known as "keratins" or are sometimes referred to as "epithelial keratins" or "cytokeratins". The specialized keratins of hair and nail are known as "hard keratins" or "trichocyte keratins". Trichocytes are the specialized epithelial cells from which hair and nail are composed. Trichocyte keratins are similar in their gene and protein structure to keratins except that they are especially rich in the sulfur-containing amino acid cysteine, which facilitates chemical cross-linking of the assembled hard keratins to form a more structurally resilient material.
Both epithelial keratins and hard keratins can be further subdivided into type I (acidic) keratins and type II (neutral-basic) keratins. The genes for the type I keratins are located in a gene cluster on human chromosome 17q, whereas the genes for type II keratins are located in a cluster on human chromosome 12q (the exception being K18, a type I keratin located in the type II gene cluster).
Keratin 6A
Keratin 6A (protein name K6A; gene name KRT6A), is a type II cyto
The KRT6A gene consists of 9
Keratin 6A has been shown to have antimicrobial properties, and is the main antimicrobial factor in the eye.[6]
Genetic disorders
Mutations in the genes expressing this protein is associated with the PC-K6A subtype of
Immunohistochemistry
The expression of keratin 6A is often tested together with
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References
- ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000205420 – Ensembl, May 2017
- ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ^ S2CID 21490380.
- PMID 1713141.
- PMID 16831889.
- ^ "Eye proteins have germ-killing power, could lead to new antimicrobial drugs, study finds". 24 September 2012.
- S2CID 1873772.
- S2CID 26060130.
- PMID 9618173.
- ^ Robert Terlević, Semir Vranić. "Cytokeratin 5/6". Topic Completed: 3 June 2019. Revised: 8 December 2019