KRT24, Official Symbol KRT24provided by HGNC Official Full Name keratin 24provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18527 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000167916 MIM:607742; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18527 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as K24; KA24; CK-24 Summary This gene encodes a member of the type I (acidic) keratin family, which belongs to the superfamily of intermediate filament (IF) proteins. Keratins are heteropolymeric structural proteins which form the intermediate filament. These filaments, along with actin microfilaments and microtubules, compose the cytoskeleton of epithelial cells. The type I keratin genes are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21. [provided by RefSeq, Jun 2009] Annotation information Note: Genetic polymorphisms result in both protein coding and non-coding alleles of this gene. Expression Biased expression in esophagus (RPKM 10.1), colon (RPKM 5.1) and 2 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all