| Protein Name | keratin 19 |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 3880 |
| Gene Symbol | KRT19 |
| UniProt | P08727 (K1C19_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 188 |
Description |
keratin 19 |
| 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. Unlike its related family members, this smallest known acidic cytokeratin is not paired with a basic cytokeratin in epithelial cells. It is specifically expressed in the periderm, the transiently superficial layer that envelopes the developing epidermis. The type I cytokeratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] |
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