Human KRTAP loci
The KRTAP locus on human chromosome 17 includes the following 40 genes (in this order on the chromosome; lower-case "p" indicates pseudogenes): KRTAP3-3, KRTAP3-2, KRTAP3p1, KRTAP3-1, KRTAP1-5, KRTAP1-4, KRTAP1-3, KRTAP1-1, KRTAP2-1, KRTAP2-2, KRTAP2-3, KRTAP2-4, KRTAP4p2, KRTAP4-7, KRTAP4-8, KRTAP4p1, KRTAP4-9, KRTAP4-11, KRTAP4-12, KRTAP4-6, KRTAP4-5, KRTAP4-4, KRTAP4-3, KRTAP4-2, KRTAP4-1, KRTAP4p3, KRTAP9-1, KRTAP9-9, KRTAP9-2, KRTAP9-3, KRTAP9-8, KRTAP9-4, KRTAP9-5, KRTAP9-6, KRTAP9-12 KRTAP9-7, KRTAP9-10, KRTAP29-1, KRTAP16-1, and KRTAP17-1.[1]
Similarly, the KRTAP locus on human chromosome 21 contains the following genes: KRTAP24-1, KRTAP25-1, KRTAP26-1, KRTAP27-1, KRTAP13-6, KRTAP13p2, KRTAP13-2, KRTAP13-1, KRTAP13-3, KRTAP13-4, KRTAP13p1, KRTAP13-5, KRTAP19-1, KRTAP19-2, KRTAP19-3, KRTAP19-4, KRTAP19-5, KRTAP19p1, KRTAP19p2, KRTAP19p3, KRTAP19-6, KRTAP19p5, KRTAP19-7, KRTAP6-3, KRTAP6-2, KRTAP19-9, KRTAP6-1, KRTAP20-1, KRTAP20-2, KRTAP19p4, KRTAP21p1, KRTAP21-2, KRTAP21-1, KRTAP8p1, KRTAP8p2, KRTAP8-1, KRTAP7p1, KRTAP11-1, KRTAP19-8, KRTAP10-1, KRTAP10-2, KRTAP10-3, KRTAP10-4, KRTAP10-5, KRTAP10-6, KRTAP10-7, KRTAP10-8, KRTAP10-9, KRTAP10-10, KRTAP10-11, KRTAP12-4, KRTAP12-3, KRTAP12-2, KRTAP12-1, KRTAP12p1, KRTAP10-12, KRTAP10p1.[1]
The other KRTAP genes form similar, but smaller clusters on chromosomes 2 and 11.[1]
It has been proposed to change the protein names from KRTAP to KAP, with the numbering scheme remaining the same. However, the gene names would remain the same (KRTAPx-x etc.).[2]