K9 May serve an important special function either in the mature palmar and plantar skin tissue or in the morphogenetic program of the formation of these tissues. Plays a role in keratin filament assembly. Belongs to the intermediate filament family. Expressed in the terminally differentiated epidermis of palms and soles. Note: This description may include information from UniProtKB.
Protein type: Cytoskeletal
Chromosomal Location of human Ortholog: 17q21.2
Cellular Component:  cytoskeleton; cytosol; keratin filament
Molecular Function:  structural constituent of cytoskeleton
Biological Process:  epidermis development; epithelial cell differentiation; intermediate filament organization; skin development; spermatogenesis
Disease: Palmoplantar Keratoderma, Epidermolytic
Reference #:  P35527 (UniProtKB)
Alt. Names/Synonyms: CK-9; cytokeratin 9; Cytokeratin-9; EPPK; K1C9; K9; keratin 9; keratin 9, type I; Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 9; Keratin-9; KRT9; type I cytoskeletal 9
Gene Symbols: KRT9
Molecular weight: 62,064 Da
Basal Isoelectric point: 5.14  Predict pI for various phosphorylation states
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K9

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