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. 1998 Mar 3;95(5):2067–2072. doi: 10.1073/pnas.95.5.2067

Table 2.

Sequences involved in direct crosslinks with keratin chains

Chain Sequence Keratin chains yield, pmol
1 2e 5/6 6
Keratin chain
 Keratin 1 (Lys-73)  NLGGSKSISISVAR
 Keratin 2e (Lys-69)  GLGGTKSISISVA
 Keratin 5 (Lys-71)  NLGGSKRISISTR
 Keratin 6 (Lys-68)  GLGGSKRISI
Crosslinked partner
 Cystatin α (Gln-45)      TQVVAGTNY 25 35
 Elafin (Gln-2)      AQEPVKGPV 40 80
 Envoplakin* (Gln-1970)      AQLLQDESSFEKDL 235 25 600 40
 Envoplakin (Gln-1973)   AQLLQDESSFEKDL 80 460 30
 Involucrin (Gln-88/525)    HLEQQEGQLK 120 5 110
 Involucrin (Gln-288)    YLEQQEGQLK 170 20 130 20
 Involucrin (Gln-328)    HLEQQEGQLEQL 20 5 110 5
 Involucrin (Gln-436)   HLEEQEGQLK 40
 Involucrin (Gln-445)    HLEQQQGQLEV 90 15
 Involucrin (Gln-446)   HLEQQQGQLEV 50 10
 Involucrin (Gln-455)     PEQQVGQPKNL 40 65 10
 Involucrin (Gln-456)    PEQQVGQPKNL 10
 Loricrin (Gln-6)    QKKQPTPQPPV 40 10
 Loricrin (Gln-153)     SGQAVQCQSY 70 10
 Loricrin (Gln-215)   YVSSQQVTQTSCA 570 105 65
 Loricrin (Gln-216)  YVSSQQVTQTSCA 360 20 20
 Loricrin (Gln-219) SSQQVTQTSCA 180 20
 Loricrin (Gln-303)     CHQTQQKQA 30
 Loricrin (Gln-305)    HQTQQKQA 20 40
 Loricrin (Gln-308) HQTQQKQTW 10 10
 SPR1 (Gln-5)     QQQKQPC 10
 SPR1 or 3 (Gln-19)    QQQQV 10
 SPR1 or 3 (Gln-83)      QQKTKQK 90 10
 SPR1 or 3 (Gln-87)  QQKTKQK 170 15
 SPR3 (Gln-5)      QQKQTF 10
 SPR2 (Gln-6)    QQQQCKQPCQPPPV 5
 SPR2 (Gln-9) QQQQCKQPC 5

Single-letter code is used for amino acids. Residues involved in crosslinks are shown in bold. 

*

Note that three envoplakin variants have been described (15), but the data are combined here because the same Gln residues were used.