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KRTAP21-2

Gene
KRTAP21-2
Protein
Keratin-associated protein 21-2
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
83 amino acids
Function
In the hair cortex, hair keratin intermediate filaments are embedded in an interfilamentous matrix, consisting of hair keratin-associated proteins (KRTAP), which are 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. The matrix proteins include the high-sulfur and high-glycine-tyrosine keratins.
Mass
8.564 kDa
Sequence
MCCNYYRNCCGGCGYGSGWSSGCGYGCGYGCGYGSGCRYGSGYGTGCGYGCGYGSGCGYGCGYSSSCCGYRPLCYRRCYSSCY