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Gene information for KRT2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID3849
Official gene symbolKRT2
Full namekeratin 2
Aliases,KRT2A,KRT2E,KRTE,MGC116967,MGC116968,
Gene summaryThe protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. The type II cytokeratins consist of basic or neutral proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains coexpressed during differentiation of simple and stratified epithelial tissues. This type II cytokeratin is expressed largely in the upper spinous layer of epidermal keratinocytes and mutations in this gene have been associated with bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma. The type II cytokeratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q12-q13. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 12   Locus: 12q11-q13
Gene position53045959 - 53038342  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size7618 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID600194