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Table 1 Type I and II α-keratin expression in humans

From: Dynamic evolution of the alpha (α) and beta (β) keratins has accompanied integument diversification and the adaptation of birds into novel lifestyles

Tissue

Type I α-keratins

Type II α-keratins

Simple epithelium

KRT10*

KRT8

KRT18

KRT19*

KRT20

Stratified epithelium

KRT10*

KRT1

KRT13

KRT2

KRT14*

KRT5*

KRT15*

KRT6A

KRT16*

KRT6B

KRT17*

Corneal epithelium

KRT12

 

Epithelium (nonspecific)

KRT23

KRT79

KRT24

KRT80

KRT42

 

Hair

KRT14*

KRT5*

KRT15*

KRT72

KRT16*

KRT73

KRT17*

KRT74

KRT19*

KRT75

KRT28

KRT82

KRT31

KRT84

KRT35

KRT85

KRT36

  1. Table recreated from Schweizer et al. [45] and Moll et al. [46]. Gene names in bold text have been lost in birds.
  2. *Indicates genes that are expressed in two of the tissues listed in the table.
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BMC Ecology and Evolution

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