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.
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Protein type: Cytoskeletal |
Chromosomal Location of mouse Ortholog: 11|11 D |
Cellular Component:
cytoskeleton; intermediate filament; keratin filament; perinuclear region of cytoplasm
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Molecular Function:
structural molecule activity
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Biological Process:
epithelial cell differentiation; intermediate filament organization; skin development; spermatogenesis
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Reference #:
Q6RHW0
(UniProtKB)
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Alt. Names/Synonyms: CK-9; Cytokeratin-9; EPPK; K1C9; K9; keratin 9; keratin complex 1, acidic, gene 9; Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 9; Keratin-9; Krt1-; Krt1-9; Krt9; OTTMUSP00000002395
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Gene Symbols: Krt9
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Molecular weight:
72,495 Da
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Basal Isoelectric point:
5.57
Predict pI for various phosphorylation states
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