keratin 86
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The KRT86 gene provides instructions for making the type II hair keratin K86 protein (K86). This protein belongs to a group of proteins known as keratins, which are tough, fibrous proteins that form the structural framework of cells that make up the hair, skin, and nails. Each keratin protein partners with another keratin protein to form molecules called intermediate filaments. These filaments assemble into strong networks that provide strength and resiliency to the tissues and protect them from being damaged by everyday physical stresses. The K86 protein is found in cells that make up the inner compartment of the hair shaft known as the cortex, and this protein helps give hair its strength and elasticity.
Normal function
The KRT86 gene provides instructions for making the type II hair keratin K86 protein (K86). This protein belongs to a group of proteins known as keratins, which are tough, fibrous proteins that form the structural framework of cells that make up the hair, skin, and nails. Each keratin protein partners with another keratin protein to form molecules called intermediate filaments. These filaments assemble into strong networks that provide strength and resiliency to the tissues and protect them from being damaged by everyday physical stresses. The K86 protein is found in cells that make up the inner compartment of the hair shaft known as the cortex, and this protein helps give hair its strength and elasticity.
Conditions referring to this gene or chromosome
Other names
hair keratin K2.11
hard keratin, type II, 6
HB6
hHb6
K86
keratin 86, type II
keratin K-86
keratin protein HB6
keratin-86
KRT86_HUMAN
KRTHB6
MNX
type II hair keratin Hb6
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Further reading and references
- keratin 86; MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
- Djabali K, Panteleyev AA, Lalin T, Garzon MC, Longley BJ, Bickers DR, Zlotogorski A, Christiano AM. Recurrent missense mutations in the hair keratin gene hHb6 in monilethrix. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2003 Mar;28(2):206-10. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2003.01196.x.
- Hofmann I, Winter H, Mucke N, Langowski J, Schweizer J. The in vitro assembly of hair follicle keratins: comparison of cortex and companion layer keratins. Biol Chem. 2002 Sep;383(9):1373-81. doi: 10.1515/BC.2002.156.
- Korge BP, Hamm H, Jury CS, Traupe H, Irvine AD, Healy E, Birch-MacHin M, Rees JL, Messenger AG, Holmes SC, Parry DA, Munro CS. Identification of novel mutations in basic hair keratins hHb1 and hHb6 in monilethrix: implications for protein structure and clinical phenotype. J Invest Dermatol. 1999 Oct;113(4):607-12. doi: 10.1046/j.1523-1747.1999.00722.x.
- Langbein L, Rogers MA, Winter H, Praetzel S, Schweizer J. The catalog of human hair keratins. II. Expression of the six type II members in the hair follicle and the combined catalog of human type I and II keratins. J Biol Chem. 2001 Sep 14;276(37):35123-32. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M103305200. Epub 2001 Jul 9.
- Rogers MA, Langbein L, Praetzel S, Moll I, Krieg T, Winter H, Schweizer J. Sequences and differential expression of three novel human type-II hair keratins. Differentiation. 1997 Feb;61(3):187-94. doi: 10.1046/j.1432-0436.1997.6130187.x.
- Schweizer J, Bowden PE, Coulombe PA, Langbein L, Lane EB, Magin TM, Maltais L, Omary MB, Parry DA, Rogers MA, Wright MW. New consensus nomenclature for mammalian keratins. J Cell Biol. 2006 Jul 17;174(2):169-74. doi: 10.1083/jcb.200603161. Epub 2006 Jul 10.
- Winter H, Rogers MA, Langbein L, Stevens HP, Leigh IM, Labreze C, Roul S, Taieb A, Krieg T, Schweizer J. Mutations in the hair cortex keratin hHb6 cause the inherited hair disease monilethrix. Nat Genet. 1997 Aug;16(4):372-4. doi: 10.1038/ng0897-372.
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