keratin 15

Symbol

KRT15 (may also be known as: None)

Organism

Human

Description

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. The keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into cytokeratins and hair keratins. Most of the type I cytokeratins consist of acidic proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains and are clustered in a region on chromosome 17q21.2. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Orthologs

SymbolSpecies
Krt15 Mus musculus
Krt15 Rattus norvegicus

Links to external resources

Changes associated with this gene

Identifier Name Type Tissues Organism Gene Data Actions
DAA3228 Gene expression of KRT15 increases with age Molecular skin Human KRT15 —

Changes associated with the orthologs of this gene

Identifier Name Type Tissues Organism Gene Data Actions
DAA1540 keratin 15 Molecular liver Mouse Krt15 26.0% Decrease Gene Expression Level

GO Terms

GO IDGO TermGO Category
GO:0008544 epidermis development biological_process
GO:0005882 intermediate filament cellular_component
GO:0005198 structural molecule activity molecular_function
GO:0005200 structural constituent of cytoskeleton molecular_function
GO:0005515 protein binding molecular_function