hornerin (HRNR, S100A18)

Function

• role in cornification (putative)
• processed during the process of epidermal differentiation

Structure

• belongs to the S100-fused protein family.
• in the N-terminal section; belongs to the S-100 family
• contains 2 EF-hand domains

Compartment

• cytoplasmic granule
• found in keratohyalin granules in the granular cells of the epidermis

More general terms

• Ca+2 binding protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q86YZ3.html