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Facts about Keratin, type II cuticular Hb3.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | KRT83 |
| Uniprot: | P78385 |
| Entrez: | 3889 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| intermediate filament family |

Keratin, type II cuticular Hb3
Mass (kDA):
54.195 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12q13.13 |
| Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (52314301..52321398, complement) |
Synthesis begins in the cortex 10-15 cell layers above the apex of the dermal papilla and ends abruptly in the middle of the cortex.



PMID: 9084137 by Rogers M.A., et al. Sequences and differential expression of three novel human type-II hair keratins.
PMID: 10692104 by Rogers M.A., et al. Characterization of a 300 kbp region of human DNA containing the type II hair keratin.