hard keratin

hard keratin: one of the two kinds of keratin normally found in human tissues, constituting a family of high-sulfur keratin polypeptides found in hair and nails. Because hard keratin usually occurs as an α helix, it is sometimes called α-k.

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Keratin 6C — (protein name K6C; gene name KRT6C ), is a type II cytokeratin, one of a number of isoforms of keratin 6 encoded by separate genes located within the type II keratin gene cluster on human chromosome 12q. This gene was uncovered recently by the… … Wikipedia
Keratin 14 — Identifiers Symbols KRT14; CK14; EBS3; EBS4; K14; NFJ External IDs OMIM … Wikipedia
Keratin 10 — Identifiers Symbols KRT10; BCIE; BIE; CK10; EHK; K10; KPP External IDs OM … Wikipedia
Keratin 19 — Identifiers Symbols KRT19; CK19; K19; K1CS; MGC15366 External IDs OMIM … Wikipedia
Keratin 18 — Identifiers Symbols KRT18; CYK18; K18 External IDs OMIM … Wikipedia
Keratin 8 — Identifiers Symbols KRT8; CARD2; CK8; CYK8; K2C8; K8; KO External IDs OMIM … Wikipedia
Keratin 7 — Identifiers Symbols KRT7; CK7; K2C7; K7; MGC129731; MGC3625; SCL External IDs … Wikipedia
Keratin 4 — Identifiers Symbols KRT4; CK 4; CK4; CYK4; FLJ31692; K4 External IDs OMIM … Wikipedia
Keratin 13 — Identifiers Symbols KRT13; CK13; K13; MGC161462; MGC3781 External IDs OMI … Wikipedia
keratin — ker a*tin, n. [Gr. ke ras, atos, horn.] (Physiol. Chem.) A sulfur containing fibrous protein constituting the main structural protein of hard epidermal tissues, such as horn, hair, feathers, nails, claws, hoofs, and the like. It is an insoluble… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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