National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

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Preferred Name

Cytokeratin
Synonyms

Cytokeratin

Keratin

Definitions

Cytokeratins are a family of cysteine-rich fibrous structural proteins that form tough filaments or sheets. These proteins are the main component of intermediate filaments in the epidermis, hair, nails, horny tissues, and the organic matrix of tooth enamel.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20693

code

C20693

DEFINITION

Cytokeratins are a family of cysteine-rich fibrous structural proteins that form tough filaments or sheets. These proteins are the main component of intermediate filaments in the epidermis, hair, nails, horny tissues, and the organic matrix of tooth enamel.

FULL_SYN

Cytokeratin

Keratin

label

Cytokeratin

Legacy Concept Name

Cytokeratin

Preferred_Name

Cytokeratin

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C20693

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

UMLS_CUI

C0010803

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C20130

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