Keratin 17

387216667ENSG00000128422ENSMUSG00000035557Q04695Q9QWL7NM_000422NM_010663NP_000413NP_034793Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 17 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT17 gene.

[5][6][7][8] Keratin 17 is a type I cytokeratin.

It is found in nail beds, hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and other epidermal appendages.

Mutations in the gene encoding this protein lead to PC-K17 (previously known as Jackson-Lawler) type pachyonychia congenita and steatocystoma multiplex.

This article on a gene on human chromosome 17 is a stub.