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1 Citations 6 Q&As
1 Citations 1 Q&As
Facts about Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 20.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | KRT20 |
| Uniprot: | P35900 |
| Entrez: | 54474 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| intermediate filament family |

CD20; CK20; CK-20; cytokeratin-20; K20cytokeratin 20; keratin 20; keratin, type I cytoskeletal 20; keratin-20; KRT21; MGC35423; Protein IT
Mass (kDA):
48.487 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 17q21.2 |
| Sequence: | 17; NC_000017.11 (40875889..40885242, complement) |
Expressed predominantly in the intestinal epithelium. Expressed in luminal cells of colonic mucosa. Also expressed in the Merkel cells of keratinized oral mucosa; specifically at the tips of some rete ridges of the gingival mucosa, in the basal layer of the palatal mucosa and in the taste buds of lingual mucosa.
Cytoplasm.






PMID: 8359595 by Moll R., et al. The human gene encoding cytokeratin 20 and its expression during fetal development and in gastrointestinal carcinomas.
PMID: 16608857 by Zhou Q., et al. Keratin 20 serine 13 phosphorylation is a stress and intestinal goblet cell marker.
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