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... > Macromolecular Substances > Polymers > Biopolymers > Intermediate Filament Proteins > Keratins > Keratins, Type II > Keratin-2
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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Scleroproteins > Keratins > Keratins, Type II > Keratin-2

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Keratin-2  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Cytokeratin 2
  • Cytokeratin-2

Scope note

  • 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.

History note

  • 2007

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D053557

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