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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 728255
Gene name Keratin associated protein 1-4
Gene symbol KRTAP1-4
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
KAP1.4KRTAP1.4
Chromosome 17
Chromosome location 17q21.2
Summary The main structural proteins of mammalian hair fiber are the hair keratins (see MIM 601077) and the keratin-associated proteins (KAPs), which form a rigid and resistant hair shaft through extensive disulfide bond crosslinking with the abundant cysteines o
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol IEA
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol TAS
GO:0005882 Component Intermediate filament IEA
GO:0045095 Component Keratin filament IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
608821 18904 ENSG00000204887
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P0C5Y4
Protein name Keratin-associated protein 1-4 (High sulfur keratin-associated protein 1.4) (Keratin-associated protein 1.4)
Protein 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 e
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF01500 Keratin_B2 18 → 121 Keratin, high sulfur B2 protein Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in the middle/upper portions of the hair cortex, in the region termed the keratogenous zone. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11279113}.
Sequence
Sequence length 121
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Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
Reactome Pathway
Keratinization