Recombinant Human Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 19 (KRT19)

Uniprot Id

P08727

Target Species

Human

Target Name

KRT19

Target Full Name

Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 19

Target Function

Involved in the organization of myofibers. Together with KRT8, helps to link the contractile apparatus to dystrophin at the costameres of striated muscle.

Target Protein Families

Intermediate filament family

Target Tissue Specificity

Expressed in a defined zone of basal keratinocytes in the deep outer root sheath of hair follicles. Also observed in sweat gland and mammary gland ductal and secretory cells, bile ducts, gastrointestinal tract, bladder urothelium, oral epithelia, esophagu

Target Research Area

Signal Transduction

Target Synonyms

40 kDa keratin intermediate filament; CK 19; CK-19; CK19; Cytokeratin 19; Cytokeratin-19; K19; K1C19_HUMAN; K1CS; Keratin 19; Keratin type I 40 kD; Keratin type I 40kD; Keratin type I cytoskeletal 19; Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 19; Keratin, type I, 40 kd; Keratin-19; KRT19; MGC15366

Target Background

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. Unlike its related family members, this smallest known acidic cytokeratin is not paired with a basic cytokeratin in epithelial cells. It is specifically expressed in the periderm, the transiently superficial layer that envelopes the developing epidermis. The type I cytokeratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21.