Keratin intermediate filament chains in the European common wall lizard (Podarcis muralis) and a potential keratin filament crosslinker

• Published in: Journal of structural biology Vol. 213; no. 4; p. 107793
• Main Authors: Parry, David A.D., Winter, David J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.12.2021
• Subjects: Amino Acid Sequence; Animals; Cysteine - chemistry; Cysteine - genetics; Cysteine - metabolism; Cytoskeleton - metabolism; Epidermal appendages; Epidermis - metabolism; Epithelium - metabolism; Filament crosslinker; Glycine - chemistry; Glycine - genetics; Glycine - metabolism; Intermediate Filaments - chemistry; Intermediate Filaments - genetics; Intermediate Filaments - metabolism; Keratin intermediate filament chains; Keratins - chemistry; Keratins - genetics; Keratins - metabolism; Lizard keratin; Lizards - classification; Lizards - genetics; Lizards - metabolism; Multigene Family - genetics; Proline - chemistry; Proline - genetics; Proline - metabolism; Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; Sequence repeats; Species Specificity; Epidermal appendages; Lizard keratin; Sequence repeats; Keratin intermediate filament chains; Filament crosslinker

•Sequences of 28 Type I and II KIF chains in common wall lizard.•Type I and II genes lie in clusters on chromosomes 13 and 2 respectively.•Heads and tails of KIF chains contain many sequences repeats.•H1 subdomain (Type II) is conserved and has a role in assembly.•Potential KIF crosslinker with tand...