keratin 38

Symbol

KRT38 (may also be known as: None)

Organism

Human

Description

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. As a type I hair keratin, it is an acidic protein which heterodimerizes with type II keratins to form hair and nails. The type I hair keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21 and have the same direction of transcription. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Links to external resources

Entrez Gene: 8687
OMIM: 604542
Ensembl: ENSG00000171360
UniProt: O76015
UniGene: Hs.248188
GeneCards

Changes associated with this gene

Identifier	Name	Type	Tissues	Organism	Gene	Data	Actions
DAA3499	Gene expression of KRT38 decreases with age	Molecular	skin	Human	KRT38	—

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GO Terms

GO ID	GO Term	GO Category
GO:0005882	intermediate filament	cellular_component
GO:0005198	structural molecule activity	molecular_function