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Facts 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.