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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Cytoskeletal Proteins > Intermediate Filament Proteins > Keratins > Keratins, Type II > Keratin-2
... > Technology, Industry, and Agriculture > Manufactured Materials > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Intermediate Filament Proteins > Keratins > Keratins, Type II > Keratin-2
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Biomedical and Dental Materials > Polymers > Biopolymers > Intermediate Filament Proteins > Keratins > Keratins, Type II > Keratin-2
... > Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Intermediate Filament Proteins > Keratins > Keratins, Type II > Keratin-2
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Scleroproteins > Keratins > Keratins, Type II > Keratin-2

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Keratin-2  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A type II keratin found expressed in the upper spinous layer of epidermal KERATINOCYTES. Mutations in genes that encode keratin-2A have been associated with ICHTHYOSIS BULLOSA OF SIEMENS.

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Entry terms

  • Cytokeratin-2

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RB8ZP86W-S

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