Tag: Cytokeratins and their uses

Cytokeratins are regarded as the most fundamental markers of epithelial differentiation. Based on 2D gel-electrophoresis, keratins are divided into Acid keratins/Type A or Basic keratins /Type B. Remember- A for Acid keratins and B for Basic keratins Further, each group is divided into High molecular weight keratins (HMWK) and Low molecular weight keratins (LMWK).