KRT73

Protein-coding gene in humans
keratin 73
Identifiers
SymbolKRT73
NCBI gene319101
HGNC28928
RefSeqNM_175068
Other data
LocusChr. 12 q13.3

KRT73 is a keratin gene.[1] It is responsible for hair formation, along with other genes,[2] and it encodes a protein present in the inner root sheath of hair follicles.[3]

References

  1. ^ "KRT73 Gene(Protein Coding) - Keratin 73, Type II". GeneCards. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "UniProtKB - Q86Y46 (K2C73_HUMAN)". UniProt. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "KRT73 keratin 73 [Homo sapiens (human)]". NCBI. Retrieved April 2, 2016.
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Proteins of the cytoskeleton
Human
Microfilaments
and ABPs
Myofilament
Actins
  • A1
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  • B
  • C1
  • G1
  • G2
Myosins
Other
Other
Intermediate
filaments
Type 1/2
(Keratin,
Cytokeratin)
Epithelial keratins
(soft alpha-keratins)
Hair keratins
(hard alpha-keratins)
Ungrouped alpha
Not alpha
Type 3
Type 4
Type 5
Microtubules
and MAPs
Tubulins
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Dyneins
Microtubule organising proteins
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See also: cytoskeletal defects