Biology:Keratin 15

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Keratin 15 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT15 gene.[1][2] It has also been referred to as cytokeratin 15, K1CO and KRTB.

Keratin 15 is a type I cytokeratin. It is well-expressed in the basal layer of complex epithelia. However, acral keratinocytes express little to no keratin 15.[3]

References

  1. "Subchromosomal localization of two human cytokeratin genes (KRT4 and KRT15) by in situ hybridization". Cytogenetics and Cell Genetics 54 (3–4): 148–150. 1990. doi:10.1159/000132979. PMID 1702379. 
  2. "New consensus nomenclature for mammalian keratins". The Journal of Cell Biology 174 (2): 169–174. July 2006. doi:10.1083/jcb.200603161. PMID 16831889. 
  3. "Biogeographic and disease-specific alterations in epidermal lipid composition and single-cell analysis of acral keratinocytes". JCI Insight 7 (16): e159762. August 2022. doi:10.1172/jci.insight.159762. PMID 35900871. 

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