keratin filament

id: GO:0045095
name: keratin filament
namespace: cellular_component
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: A filament composed of acidic and basic keratins (types I and II), typically expressed in epithelial cells. The keratins are the most diverse classes of IF proteins, with a large number of keratin isoforms being expressed. Each type of epithelium always expresses a characteristic combination of type I and type II keratins.

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