KRT38

KRT38
Identifiers
Aliases	KRT38, HA8, KRTHA8, hHa8, keratin 38
External IDs	OMIM: 604542; HomoloGene: 68361; GeneCards: KRT38; OMA:KRT38 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 17 (human)
End	41,440,983 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	hair follicle; ; skin of thigh; ; skin of abdomen; ; pharynx; ; tonsil; ; head; ; gonad; ; mouth; ; mucosa of esophagus; ; salivary gland;
	n/a
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein binding; structural molecule activity;
Cellular component	intermediate filament; extracellular exosome; cytosol;
Biological process	keratinization; cornification;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	8687
	n/a
	ENSG00000171360
	n/a
	O76015
	n/a
	NM_006771
	n/a
	NP_006762
	n/a
	Wikidata
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KRT38 is a keratin gene. Its corresponding protein is asymmetrically distributed within human hair follicles.^[3] It does not have murine^[4] or equine^[5] orthologs. The encoded protein is a type I keratin and a hair keratin.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000171360 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ Westgate GE, Ginger RS, Green MR (June 2017). "The biology and genetics of curly hair". Experimental Dermatology. 26 (6): 483–490. doi:10.1111/exd.13347. hdl:10454/14702. PMID 28370528. S2CID 44671559.
^ Takan I, Karakülah G, Louka A, Pavlopoulou A (17 March 2023). ""In the light of evolution:" keratins as exceptional tumor biomarkers". PeerJ. 11: e15099. doi:10.7717/peerj.15099. PMC 10026720. PMID 36949761.
^ Balmer P, Bauer A, Pujar S, McGarvey KM, Welle M, Galichet A, et al. (28 August 2017). "A curated catalog of canine and equine keratin genes". PLOS ONE. 12 (8): e0180359. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1280359B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0180359. PMC 5573215. PMID 28846680.

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[refGRCh38Ensembl-1] GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000171360 – Ensembl, May 2017

[2] "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[3] Westgate GE, Ginger RS, Green MR (June 2017). "The biology and genetics of curly hair". Experimental Dermatology. 26 (6): 483–490. doi:10.1111/exd.13347. hdl:10454/14702. PMID 28370528. S2CID 44671559.

[4] Takan I, Karakülah G, Louka A, Pavlopoulou A (17 March 2023). ""In the light of evolution:" keratins as exceptional tumor biomarkers". PeerJ. 11: e15099. doi:10.7717/peerj.15099. PMC 10026720. PMID 36949761.

[5] Balmer P, Bauer A, Pujar S, McGarvey KM, Welle M, Galichet A, et al. (28 August 2017). "A curated catalog of canine and equine keratin genes". PLOS ONE. 12 (8): e0180359. Bibcode:2017PLoSO..1280359B. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0180359. PMC 5573215. PMID 28846680.

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