KRT26 (keratin 26)
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Gene
Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
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| Entrez ID | 353288 |
| Gene name | Keratin 26 |
| Gene symbol | KRT26 |
| Synonyms (NCBI Gene) |
CK26K25BK25IRS2K26KRT25B
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| Chromosome | 17 |
| Chromosome location | 17q21.2 |
| Summary | The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin superfamily. This keratin protein is a type I keratin that is specific for the inner root sheath of the hair follicle. This gene exists in a cluster with other keratin genes on chromosome 17q21. |
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miRNA
miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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Gene ontology (GO)
Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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Other IDs
Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
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Protein
Protein information from UniProt database.
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UniProt ID
Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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Q7Z3Y9 | ||||||||||
| Protein name | Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 26 (Cytokeratin-26) (CK-26) (Keratin-25B) (K25B) (Keratin-26) (K26) (Type I inner root sheath-specific keratin-K25irs2) | ||||||||||
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| Tissue specificity | TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Strongly expressed in skin and scalp, and weak expression observed in thymus and tongue. In the hair follicle, expression is restricted to the mid- to upper inner root sheath cuticle, being present slightly above the apex of the dermal | ||||||||||
| Sequence |
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| Sequence length | 468 | ||||||||||
| Interactions | View interactions | ||||||||||
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Pathways
Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
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Related Genes
Genes most often co-reported with KRT26 across shared curated disease and pathway associations.
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Diseases Linked via Similar Genes
Diseases curated for genes most similar to KRT26 (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for KRT26 itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.
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