| Gene Symbol |
KRT39
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| Entrez Gene |
390792
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| Alt Symbol |
CK-39, K39, KA35
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
keratin 39, type I
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| Other Description |
cytokeratin-39|keratin, type I cytoskeletal 39|keratin-39|type I hair keratin KA35
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| Swissprots |
Q6A163 Q6IFU6 B2RXK6
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| Accessions |
EAW60690 Q6A163 AJ786657 CAH10352 BC157887 AAI57888 BC160073 AAI60073 BC171907 BK004054 DAA04487 NM_213656 NP_998821
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| Function |
May play a role in late hair differentiation.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Expressed in skin and scalp. In the hair follicle, it is present in the upper hair cuticle and the upper cortex. Also present in the in the upper portion of beard hairs (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15617563, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17301834}.
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