New consensus nomenclature for mammalian keratins

• Published in: The Journal of cell biology Vol. 174; no. 2; pp. 169 - 174
• Main Authors: Schweizer, Jürgen, Bowden, Paul E, Coulombe, Pierre A, Langbein, Lutz, Lane, E. Birgitte, Magin, Thomas M, Maltais, Lois, Omary, M. Bishr, Parry, David A.D, Rogers, Michael A, Wright, Mathew W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Rockefeller University Press 17.07.2006; Rockefeller University Press
• Subjects: Animals; Chromosomes; Comment; Genes; Hair; Human genome; Human hair; Humans; Keratins; Keratins - chemistry; Keratins - classification; Keratins - genetics; Mammals; Pseudogenes; Pseudogenes - genetics; Reviews; Terminology; Terminology as Topic; Type I keratins; Type II keratins

Keratins are intermediate filament-forming proteins that provide mechanical support and fulfill a variety of additional functions in epithelial cells. In 1982, a nomenclature was devised to name the keratin proteins that were known at that point. The systematic sequencing of the human genome in rece...