KRT5 (keratin 5) - Rat Genome Database

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Keyword

Gene: KRT5 (keratin 5) Homo sapiens

Symbol:

KRT5

Name:

keratin 5

Description:

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. The type II cytokeratins consist of basic or neutral proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains coexpressed during differentiation of simple and stratified epithelial tissues. This type II cytokeratin is specifically expressed in the basal layer of the epidermis with family member KRT14. Mutations in these genes have been associated with a complex of diseases termed epidermolysis bullosa simplex. The type II cytokeratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q12-q13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Type:

protein-coding

RefSeq Status:

REVIEWED

Also known as:

58 kda cytokeratin; CK-5; CK5; cytokeratin-5; DDD; EBS2; epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2 Dowling-Meara/Kobner/Weber-Cockayne types; K5; keratin 5 (epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Dowling-Meara/Kobner/Weber-Cockayne types); keratin, type II cytoskeletal 5; KRT5A; OTTHUMP00000241816; type-II keratin Kb5

Orthologs:

Mus musculus : Krt5 (keratin 5) MGI
Rattus norvegicus : Krt5 (keratin 5)

Latest Assembly:

Human Genome Assembly GRCh37

Position:

Map	Chr	Position	Strand	Source
Human Alternate Assembly CHM1_1	12	52,742,786 - 52,748,670	-	NCBI
Human Genome Assembly HuRef	12	49,952,275 - 49,958,159	-	NCBI
Human Genome Assembly GRCh37	12	52,908,359 - 52,914,243	-	NCBI
Human Genome Assembly Build 36	12	51,194,626 - 51,200,510	-	NCBI
Human Cytogenetic Map	12	q13.13		NCBI
Human Genome Assembly	12	51,194,627 - 51,200,510		NCBI