Gene Symbol |
KRT26
|
Entrez Gene |
353288
|
Alt Symbol |
CK26, K25IRS2, K26, KRT25B
|
Species |
Human
|
Gene Type |
protein-coding
|
Description |
keratin 26, type I
|
Other Description |
CK-26|K25B|cytokeratin-26|keratin 25B|keratin, type I cytoskeletal 26|keratin-25B|keratin-26|type I inner root sheath specific keratin 25 irs2|type I inner root sheath-specific keratin-K25irs2
|
Swissprots |
B2RNH8 Q7Z3Y9 A2RUL2
|
Accessions |
EAW60677 Q7Z3Y9 AJ564205 CAD91905 BC132951 AAI32952 BC136896 AAI36897 NM_181539 NP_853517
|
Tissue Specificity |
Strongly expressed in skin and scalp, and weak expression observed in thymus and tongue. In the hair follicle, expression is restricted to the mid- to upper inner root sheath cuticle, being present slightly above the apex of the dermal papilla (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15617563, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16874310}.
|