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    Glossary Cytokeratins

    fibrous proteins providing structural support in epithelial cells

    Cytokeratins, also known as keratin proteins or CKs, are a group of fibrous structural proteins that form the intermediate filaments in epithelial cells. They provide mechanical support and help maintain the integrity of cells and tissues. In a clinical context, cytokeratins are often used as biomarkers in the diagnosis and study of various cancers, as their expression patterns can indicate the type and origin of a tumor.

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    1. Mycobacterial 65,000 MW heat-shock protein shares a carboxy-terminal epitope with human epidermal cytokeratin 1/2. PubMed · 1992 · 31 citations
    2. A Novel Type II Cytokeratin, mK6irs, is Expressed in the Huxley and Henle Layers of the Mouse Inner Root Sheath Journal of Investigative Dermatology · 2001 · 45 citations
    3. 200 The relationship between the expression of cytokeratin 5/6 and clinicopathologic factors in invasive breast carcinoma Ejc Supplements · 2010
    4. Different keratin polypeptides in epidermis and other epithelia of human skin: a specific cytokeratin of molecular weight 46,000 in epithelia of the pilosebaceous tract and basal cell epitheliomas. The Journal of Cell Biology · 1982 · 277 citations
    5. Cytokeratins as Markers of Follicular Differentiation American Journal of Dermatopathology · 2001 · 121 citations
    6. Cytokeratin expression in trichoblastic fibroma (small nodular type trichoblastoma), trichoepithelioma and basal cell carcinoma British Journal of Dermatology · 1999 · 87 citations
    7. Stem cell markers (cytokeratin 15, CD34 and nestin) in primary scarring and nonscarring alopecia British Journal of Dermatology · 2009 · 54 citations
    8. Cytokeratin expression of apocrine and eccrine poromas with special reference to its expression in cuticular cells Journal of Cutaneous Pathology · 2000 · 37 citations
    9. The Autoimmune Regulator (AIRE), Which Is Defective in Autoimmune Polyendocrinopathy-Candidiasis-Ectodermal Dystrophy Patients, Is Expressed in Human Epidermal and Follicular Keratinocytes and Associates With the Intermediate Filament Protein Cytokeratin 17 ˜The œAmerican journal of pathology · 2011 · 24 citations
    10. Cytokeratin 15 expression in central, centrifugal, cicatricial alopecia: new observations in normal and diseased hair follicles Journal of Cutaneous Pathology · 2011 · 14 citations
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