Entrez gene ID | | 54474 |
Official gene symbol | | KRT20 |
Full name | | keratin 20 |
Aliases | | ,CD20,CK-20,CK20,K20,KRT21,MGC35423, |
Gene summary | | 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. This cytokeratin is a major cellular protein of mature enterocytes and goblet cells and is specifically expressed in the gastric and intestinal mucosa. The type I cytokeratin genes are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 17 Locus: 17q21.2 |
Gene position | | 39041495 - 39032141 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 9355 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 608218 |
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