Protein Name keratin 15
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 3866
Gene Symbol

KRT15

UniProt P19012 (K1C15_HUMAN), B3KVF5 (B3KVF5_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 50
Total Number of Articles : 35
Description

keratin 15

Gene Summary

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. The keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into cytokeratins and hair keratins. Most of the type I cytokeratins consist of acidic proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains and are clustered in a region on chromosome 17q21.2. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • keratin, type I cytoskeletal 15
  • CK-15
  • cytokeratin 15
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Properties