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Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 353288
Gene name Keratin 26
Gene symbol KRT26
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CK26K25BK25IRS2K26KRT25B
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.
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT1101248 hsa-miR-4753-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT1101249 hsa-miR-4768-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT2258867 hsa-miR-3714 CLIP-seq
MIRT2258868 hsa-miR-518a-5p CLIP-seq
MIRT2258869 hsa-miR-527 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0002009 Process Morphogenesis of an epithelium IBA
GO:0005198 Function Structural molecule activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 32296183
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol IEA
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol TAS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
616675 30840 ENSG00000186393
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
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)
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00038 Filament 82 → 397 Intermediate filament protein Coiled-coil
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
Sequence length 468
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Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
KEGG Pathway Reactome Pathway
Estrogen signaling pathway Keratinization
Staphylococcus aureus infection Formation of the cornified envelope