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GeneQ18037852· pop 5· linked from 271 articles

Also known as CK23, HAIK1, K23, keratin 23

Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 23 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT23 gene.

Gene data

KRT23
Name
keratin 23
Type
protein-coding
Position
40,922,696–40,937,646 (−)
Aliases
CK23, HAIK1, K23
RefSeq RNA
NM_001282433.2, NM_015515.5, NM_173213.1, XM_005257200.6, XM_011524595.3
RefSeq protein
NP_001269362.1, NP_056330.3, XP_005257257.1, XP_011522897.1, XP_047291682.1

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. The type I cytokeratin genes are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2013].

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keratin 23

Symbol
KRT23
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
17:40,922,696-40,937,646
Strand
Reverse (−)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 23 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT23 gene.

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 cytokeratin and hair keratin. The type I cytokeratins consist of acidic proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains. The type I cytokeratin genes are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21.

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