keratin, type 2 cytoskeletal 2 oral; cytokeratin-2P; CK 2P; K2P; keratin-76; K76 (KRT76, KRT2B, KRT2P)

Function

• probably contributes to terminal cornification

Structure

• type 2 keratin
• heterotetramer of 2 type 1 & 2 type 2 keratins
• belongs to the intermediate filament family

Expression

• synthesized during maturation of epidermal keratinocytes

More general terms

• cytokeratin, epithelial keratins or soft alpha-keratins
• phosphoprotein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q01546.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=51350
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:51350