KRT84 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, for a
type II hair keratin Hair keratin is a type of keratin found in hair and nails. There are two types of hair keratin:
* the acidic ''type I hair keratin''
** type I hair keratin 1,
** type I hair keratin 2,
** type I hair keratin 3A,
** type I hair keratin 3B,
** ...
contained primarily in the filiform
tongue papilla.
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