KRT73 is a
keratin
Keratin () is one of a family of structural fibrous proteins also known as ''scleroproteins''. Alpha-keratin (α-keratin) is a type of keratin found in vertebrates. It is the key structural material making up scales, hair, nails, feathers, ho ...
gene.
It is responsible for hair formation, along with other genes,
and it encodes a protein present in the
inner root sheath The inner root sheath or internal root sheath of the hair follicle is located between the outer root sheath The outer root sheath or external root sheath of the hair follicle encloses the inner root sheath and hair shaft.James, William; Berger, Ti ...
of
hair follicles.
References
{{Cytoskeletal proteins