Protein Name | keratin 20 |
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Organism | Homo sapiens |
Gene ID | 54474 |
Gene Symbol | KRT20 |
UniProt | P35900 (K1C20_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
544
Total Number of Articles : 809 |
Description |
keratin 20 |
Gene Summary |
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin family. The keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into cytokeratins and hair keratins. The type I cytokeratins consist of acidic proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains. This cytokeratin is a major cellular protein of mature enterocytes and goblet cells and is specifically expressed in the gastric and intestinal mucosa. The type I cytokeratin genes are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
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