Recombinant Human Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 13 (KRT13)

Uniprot Id

P13646

Target Species

Human

Target Name

KRT13

Target Full Name

Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 13

Target Involvement

White sponge nevus 2 (WSN2)

Target Protein Families

Intermediate filament family

Target Tissue Specificity

Expressed in some epidermal sweat gland ducts (at protein level) and in exocervix, esophagus and placenta.

Target Synonyms

47 kDa cytokeratin; CK-13; CK13; Cytokeratin 13; Cytokeratin-13; K13; K1C13_HUMAN; Ka13; Keratin 13; Keratin; keratin type I cytoskeletal 13 ; Keratin-13; Krt-1.13; Krt1-13; KRT13; MGC161462; MGC3781; type I cytoskeletal 13; Type I keratin Ka13; WSN2

Target Background

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. This type I cytokeratin is paired with keratin 4 and expressed in the suprabasal layers of non-cornified stratified epithelia. Mutations in this gene and keratin 4 have been associated with the autosomal dominant disorder White Sponge Nevus. The type I cytokeratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q21.2. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants; however, not all variants have been described.