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keratins

one of a family of fibrous structural proteins; protein that protects epithelial cells from damage or stress
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Summary

keratins is a group or class of proteins[1]. keratins ranks in the top 1% of group or class of proteins entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,460 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: fibrous protein[3], cytoplasmic intermediate filament protein[4]
  • Commons category: Keratins[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Keratins[6]
  • Described by source: The Nuttall Encyclopædia[7], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8], The Encyclopedia Americana[9], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 5[10]
  • Different from: carotene[11]

Why It Matters

keratins has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[12] keratins is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → fibrous protein, cytoplasmic intermediate filament protein
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → group or class of proteins
    Topic's main category → Category:Keratins
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 27557, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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