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Keratin, Type II Cytoskeletal 8

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C126964

Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8 (483 aa, ~54 kDa) is encoded by the human KRT8 gene. This protein is involved in maintaining the structure of striated muscles and simple epithelia. [ ]

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Label

Keratin, Type II Cytoskeletal 8

Synonyms

CK-8
Cytokeratin 8
Cytokeratin-8
K8
Keratin 8
Keratin, Type II Cytoskeletal 8
Keratin-8
Type-II Keratin Kb8

Subsets

NCIT_C116977, NCIT_C142800, NCIT_C142799

Contributing Source

CTRP

DesignNote

Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8 interacts with keratin, type I cytoskeletal 19 in striated muscles and with keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18 in simple single-layered epithelial cells. (UniProt and EntrezGene)

Display Name

Keratin, Type II Cytoskeletal 8

OMIM Number

148060

Preferred Name

Keratin, Type II Cytoskeletal 8

Semantic Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

Swiss Prot

P05787

UMLS CUI

C1432126

code

C126964

Term relations

Subclass of:

Intermediate Filament Protein
Gene_Product_Has_Chemical_Classification some Cytokeratin
Gene_Product_Has_Associated_Anatomy some Keratin Filament
Gene_Product_Plays_Role_In_Biological_Process some Cytoskeletal Modeling
Gene_Product_Encoded_By_Gene some KRT8 Gene
Gene_Product_Plays_Role_In_Biological_Process some Protein-Protein Interaction