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. It does not have murine or equine orthologs. The encoded protein is a type I keratin and a hair keratin.