Product overview
Description Anti-KRT81 rabbit polyclonal antibody
Applications ELISA, WB, IHC
Immunogen Fusion protein of human KRT81
Reactivity Human, Mouse
Content 0.2 mg/ml
Host species Rabbit
Ig class Immunogen-specific rabbit IgG
Purification Antigen affinity purification
Target information
Symbol KRT81
Full name keratin 81
Synonyms HB1; Hb-1; KRTHB1; MLN137; ghHkb1; hHAKB2-1
Swissprot Q14533
Target Background
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. As a type II hair keratin, it is a basic protein which heterodimerizes with type I keratins to form hair and nails. The type II hair keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q13 and are grouped into two distinct subfamilies based on structure similarity. One subfamily, consisting of KRTHB1, KRTHB3, and KRTHB6, is highly related. The other less-related subfamily includes KRTHB2, KRTHB4, and KRTHB5. All hair keratins are expressed in the hair follicle; this hair keratin, as well as KRTHB3 and KRTHB6, is found primarily in the hair cortex. Mutations in this gene and KRTHB6 have been observed in patients with a rare dominant hair disease, monilethrix.