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Designing a Western blot for KRT6A? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the KRT6A Western Blot GuideDesigning an IHC experiment for KRT6A? The guide has the expected staining pattern, antigen retrieval and fixation, antibodies backed by real IHC images, the tissue controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the KRT6A IHC GuideFacts about Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 6A.
Participates in the regulation of epithelial migration by inhibiting the action of SRC during wound repair. .
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | KRT6A |
| Uniprot: | P02538 |
| Entrez: | 3853 |

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

Allergen Hom s 5; CK6A; CK-6A; CK6C; CK6D; CK-6D; cytokeratin 6A; cytokeratin 6C; cytokeratin 6D; Cytokeratin-6A; Cytokeratin-6D; K6A; K6C; K6D; keratin 6A; keratin 6C; keratin 6D; keratin, epidermal type II, K6A; keratin, type II cytoskeletal 6A; Keratin-6A; KRT6C; KRT6D; Type-II keratin Kb6
Mass (kDA):
60.045 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12q13.13 |
| Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (52487176..52493257, complement) |
Constitutively expressed in distinct types of epithelia such as those in oral mucosa, esophagus, papillae of tongue and hair follicle outer root sheath.





PMID: 7543104 by Takahashi K., et al. Cloning and characterization of multiple human genes and cDNAs encoding highly related type II keratin 6 isoforms.
PMID: 6191871 by Hanukoglu I., et al. The cDNA sequence of a type II cytoskeletal keratin reveals constant and variable structural domains among keratins.