Keratin (/ˈkɛrətɪn/) is one of a family of structural fibrous proteins also known as scleroproteins. Alpha-keratin (α-keratin) is a type of keratin found...

Alpha-keratin, or α-keratin, is a type of keratin found in mammalian vertebrates. This protein is the primary component in hairs, horns, claws, nails...

Keratin 18 is a type I cytokeratin. It is, together with its filament partner keratin 8, perhaps the most commonly found products of the intermediate...

Beta-keratin (β-keratin) is a member of a structural protein family found in the epidermis of reptiles and birds. Beta-keratins were named so because they...

is encoded by the KRT19 gene. Keratin-19 is a type I keratin. Keratin-19 is a member of the keratin family. The keratins are intermediate filament proteins...

Hair keratin is a type of keratin found in hair and the nails. Originating from the embryonic epidermis, the hair follicle evolves into one of the most...

A keratin disease is a genetic disorder of one of the keratin genes.[citation needed] An example is monilethrix. The first to be identified was epidermolysis...

and binds to Keratin 10, a Type I keratin, to form a coiled coil heterotypic keratin chain. Keratin 1 and Keratin 10 are specifically expressed in the...

Keratin 14 is a member of the type I keratin family of intermediate filament proteins. Keratin 14 was the first type I keratin sequence determined. Keratin...

Keratin 6A is one of the 27 different type II keratins expressed in humans. Keratin 6A was the first type II keratin sequence determined. Analysis of the...