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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
Location 11q13.5      Physical location : 71.259.465 - 71.260.653
Synonym name
  • keratin, cuticle, ultrahigh sulphur 1
  • UHS keratin A
  • ultrahigh sulfur keratin-associated protein 5.9
  • Synonym symbol(s) KRN1, KRTAP5-1, KAP5.9, MGC126793, UHSK1
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    SPECIAL FEATURE component of a cluster
    STRUCTURE 119.00 kb     1 Exon(s)
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    1 - 1188 - 169 - -
    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