Protein
Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 10
Function
(Microbial infection) Binds S.pneumoniae PsrP, mediating adherence of the bacteria to lung cell lines. Reduction of levels of KRT10 keratin decrease adherence, overexpression increases adherence. Neither protein has to be glycosylated for the interaction to occur.
Similarity
Belongs to the intermediate filament family.
Sequence
MSVRYSSSKHYSSSRSGGGGGGGGCGGGGGVSSLRISSSKGSLGGGFSSGGFSGGSFSRGSSGGGCFGGSSGGYGGLGGFGGGSFRGSYGSSSFGGSYGGIFGGGSFGGGSFGGGSFGGGGFGGGGFGGGFGGGFGGDGGLLSGNEKVTMQNLNDRLASYLDKVRALEESNYELEGKIKEWYEKHGNSHQGEPRDYSKYYKTIDDLKNQILNLTTDNANILLQIDNARLAADDFRLKYENEVALRQSVEADINGLRRVLDELTLTKADLEMQIESLTEELAYLKKNHEEEMKDLRNVSTGDVNVEMNAAPGVDLTQLLNNMRSQYEQLAEQNRKDAEAWFNEKSKELTTEIDNNIEQISSYKSEITELRRNVQALEIELQSQLALKQSLEASLAETEGRYCVQLSQIQAQISALEEQLQQIRAETECQNTEYQQLLDIKIRLENEIQTYRSLLEGEGSSGGGGRGGGSFGGGYGGGSSGGGSSGGGHGGGHGGSSGGGYGGGSSGGGSSGGGYGGGSSSGGHGGSSSGGYGGGSSGGGGGGYGGGSSGGGSSSGGGYGGGSSSGGHKSSSSGSVGESSSKGPRY