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Keratins, Type II

Known as: Keratin, Type II, Keratins, Type 2, Type II Intermediate Filament Proteins 
A keratin subtype that includes keratins that are generally larger and less acidic that TYPE I KERATINS. Type II keratins combine with type I… 
National Institutes of Health

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Broader (2)

CytokeratinCytokeratin filaments
In BloodProcess of secretionagonistsantagonists & inhibitors

Narrower (1)

K6HF protein, human

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2009
2009
Beta-keratins of the crocodilian epidermis: composition, structure, and phylogenetic relationships.
Nucleotide and deduced amino acid sequences of three beta-keratins of Nile crocodile scales are presented. Using 5'- and 3'-RACE… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Effect of Mutation and Phosphorylation of Type I Keratins on Their Caspase-mediated Degradation*
Type I keratins K18 and K19 undergo caspase-mediated degradation during apoptosis. Two known K18 caspase cleavage sites are… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Studies on specificity of peptidylarginine deiminase reactions using an immunochemical probe that recognizes an enzymatically deiminated partial sequence of mouse keratin K1.
1993
1993
A 300 bp 5'-upstream sequence of a differentiation-dependent rabbit K3 keratin gene can serve as a keratinocyte-specific promoter.
Keratinocytes of the suprabasal compartment of many stratified epithelia synthesize as a major differentiation product a keratin… 
Review
1991
Review
1991
Aspects of the evolution of the lamin/intermediate filament protein family: a current analysis of invertebrate intermediate filament proteins.
The complex multigene family encoding the structural proteins of the cytoplasmic intermediate filaments (IF) covers about 40… 
1990
1990
Modulation of keratin intermediate filament distribution in vivo by induced changes in cyclic AMP-dependent phosphorylation.
Treatment of PtK1 cells with 5 mM acrylamide for 4 hr induces reversible dephosphorylation of keratin in concert with reversible… 
Highly Cited
1988
Highly Cited
1988
Embryonic expression of the human 40-kD keratin: evidence from a processed pseudogene sequence.
Analysis of the cytoskeletal components of early murine embryos has detected expression of two keratin proteins, K#8 and K#18, at… 
Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Polymorphic keratins in human epidermis.
Human epidermal keratins from many different individuals were identified and compared by both high-resolution 1- and 2… 
1969
1969
NMR of absorbed systems. II. A NMR study of keratin hydration.
The proton magnetic resonance spin–spin and spin–lattice relaxation times of water absorbed by wool keratin at different levels… 
1965
1965
Isolation and characterization of a basic keratin-like protein from mammalian spermatozoa.
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