keratin 27

Symbol

KRT27 (may also be known as: None)

Organism

Human

Description

This gene encodes a member of the type I (acidic) keratin family, which belongs to the superfamily of intermediate filament (IF) proteins. Keratins are heteropolymeric structural proteins which form the intermediate filament. These filaments, along with actin microfilaments and microtubules, compose the cytoskeleton of epithelial cells. The type I keratin genes are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2009]

Orthologs

Symbol	Species
Krt27	Mus musculus
Krt27	Rattus norvegicus

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Changes associated with this gene

Identifier	Name	Type	Tissues	Organism	Gene	Data	Actions
DAA4439	Gene expression of KRT27 decreases with age	Molecular	skin	Human	KRT27	—

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GO Terms

GO ID	GO Term	GO Category
GO:0031069	hair follicle morphogenesis	biological_process
GO:0005737	cytoplasm	cellular_component
GO:0005882	intermediate filament	cellular_component
GO:0005198	structural molecule activity	molecular_function