KRT24

KRT24
Identifiers
Aliases	KRT24, K24, KA24, keratin 24
External IDs	OMIM: 607742; MGI: 1922956; HomoloGene: 10379; GeneCards: KRT24; OMA:KRT24 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 17 (human)[1] Band 17q21.2 Start 40,697,991 bp[1] End 40,703,752 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 11 (mouse)[2] Band 11|11 D Start 99,170,785 bp[2] End 99,176,088 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in amniotic fluid gonad tail of epididymis mucosa of pharynx buccal mucosa cell corpus epididymis mucosa of esophagus periodontal fiber nasal epithelium testicle Top expressed in skin of external ear lip interventricular septum molar skin of back soleus muscle knee joint triceps brachii muscle ciliary body endothelial cell of lymphatic vessel More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function structural molecule activity molecular function Cellular component extracellular exosome intermediate filament cytosol Biological process keratinization cornification biological process Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 192666 75706 Ensembl ENSG00000167916 ENSMUSG00000020913 UniProt Q2M2I5 A1L317 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_019016 NM_029393 RefSeq (protein) NP_061889 NP_083669 Location (UCSC) Chr 17: 40.7 – 40.7 Mb Chr 11: 99.17 – 99.18 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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KRT24 is a keratin gene that also influences cellular responses to apoptotic signals. It produces a cytokeratin-like protein of 525 amino acids.^[5]

References

1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000167916 – Ensembl, May 2017
2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000020913 – Ensembl, May 2017
3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
5. Sprecher E, Itin P, Whittock NV, McGrath JA, Meyer R, DiGiovanna JJ, et al. (September 2002). "Refined mapping of Naegeli-Franceschetti- Jadassohn syndrome to a 6 cM interval on chromosome 17q11.2-q21 and investigation of candidate genes". The Journal of Investigative Dermatology. 119 (3): 692–698. doi:10.1046/j.1523-1747.2002.01855.x. PMID 12230514.