Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a member of the type I (acidic) keratin family, which belongs to the superfamily of intermediate filament (IF) proteins. Keratins are heteropolymeric structural proteins which form the intermediate filament. These filaments, along with actin microfilaments and microtubules, compose the cytoskeleton of epithelial cells. The type I keratin genes are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2009].
UniProt Summary: May play a role in late hair differentiation.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Filament
GO Terms
cornification
intermediate filament
structural molecule activity
keratinization
keratinocyte differentiation
epidermal cell differentiation
skin development
epidermis development
epithelial cell differentiation
programmed cell death
cell death
epithelium development
tissue development
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)