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Facts about Keratin, type II cuticular Hb6.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | KRT86 |
| Uniprot: | O43790 |
| Entrez: | 3892 |

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

Keratin, type II cuticular Hb6
Mass (kDA):
53.501 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12q13.13 |
| Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (52270507..52309163) |
Synthesis begins slightly higher in the hair shaft than HB1 and HB3 and continues much farther up, ending in the keratogeneous zone.



PMID: 9457912 by Bowden P.E., et al. Characterization and chromosomal localization of human hair-specific keratin genes and comparative expression during the hair growth cycle.
PMID: 9084137 by Rogers M.A., et al. Sequences and differential expression of three novel human type-II hair keratins.