keratin-associated protein 1-5 (keratin-associated protein 1.5, high sulfur keratin-associated protein 1.5, KRTAP1-5, KAP15, KRTAP15)

Function

• interacts with hair keratins

Structure

• belongs to the KRTAP type 1 family
• 15 X 5 AA repeats of C-C-[QEPVRC]- [TPIVLE]-[SRHVP]

Expression

• expressed in the middle/upper portions of hair cortex, in the region termed the keratogenous zone

More general terms

• ketatin-associated protein (KRTAP)

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/608822
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9BYS1.html