{"symbol":"KRT38","synonyms":["HA8","KRTHA8","HHA8"],"name":"keratin 38, type I","description":"The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. As a type I hair keratin, it is an acidic protein which heterodimerizes with type II keratins to form hair and nails. The type I hair keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21 and have the same direction of transcription. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":8687,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/8687","proteins":[{"symbol":"KRT38_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/KRT38_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Intermediate filaments","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Intermediate+filaments"}]}