keratin-associated protein 5-9; keratin-associated protein 5.9; ultrahigh sulfur keratin-associated protein 5.9; keratin, cuticle, ultrahigh sulfur 1; keratin, ultra high-sulfur matrix protein A; UHS keratin A; UHS kerA (KRTAP5-9, KAP59, KRN1, KRTAP59, UHSK1)

Function

• high-sulfur matrix protein
• interacts with hair keratins

Structure

• belongs to the KRTAP type 5 family

Expression

• restricted to hair root
• not detected in any other tissues
• expressed in cuticle layers of differentiating hair follicles
• expressed at a late stage of fiber differentiation

More general terms

• ketatin-associated protein (KRTAP)

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P26371.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=3846
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:3846
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/148021