KRTAP10-8
Description
The KRTAP10-8 (keratin associated protein 10-8) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 21.
KRTAP10-8 plays a crucial role in hair structure by forming an interfilamentous matrix within the hair cortex. This matrix, composed of hair keratin-associated proteins (KRTAP), is essential for creating a rigid and resilient hair shaft. KRTAP10-8 contributes to this structural integrity through extensive disulfide bond cross-linking with abundant cysteine residues found in hair keratins.
KRTAP10-8 is also known as KAP10.8, KRTAP18-8, KRTAP18.8.
