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FLASH GENE
Symbol KRTAP5-9 contributors: npt - updated : 21-10-2009
HGNC name keratin associated protein 5-9
HGNC id 23604
EXPRESSION
Type restricted
constitutive of
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Digestivemouthtongue   
Reproductivefemale systembreastmammary gland  
Skin/Tegumentskin appendageshair   
cells
SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Skin/Tegumenthair follicle cell
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
HOMOLOGY
Homologene
FAMILY
  • KRTAP type 5 family
  • CATEGORY structural protein
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytoskeleton,intermed filament
    intracellular,nucleus
    basic FUNCTION
  • essential for the formation of a rigid and resistant hair shaft through their extensive disulfide
  • bond cross-linking with abundant cysteine residues of hair keratins
    CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein interacting with hair keratins
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS