The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. As a type I hair keratin, it is an acidic protein which heterodimerizes with type II keratins to form hair and nails. The type I hair keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21 and have the same direction of transcription. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008],
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Function:
miscellaneous:There are two types of hair/microfibrillar keratin, I (acidic) and II (neutral to basic).,similarity:Belongs to the intermediate filament family.,tissue specificity:Present in scalp but not in hairless skin. Abundantly expressed in the differentiating cortex of growing (anagen) hair. Expression is restricted to the keratinocytes of the hair cortex and is absent from inner root sheath and medulla.,
Present in scalp but not in hairless skin. Abundantly expressed in the differentiating cortex of growing (anagen) hair. Expression is restricted to the keratinocytes of the hair cortex and is absent from inner root sheath and medulla.