KRT32, Official Symbol KRT32provided by HGNC Official Full Name keratin 32provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6449 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000108759 MIM:602760; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6449 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 HA2; HKA2; hHa2; KRTHA2 Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. As a type I hair keratin, it is an acidic protein which heterodimerizes with type II keratins to form hair and nails. The type I hair keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21 and have the same direction of transcription. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in esophagus (RPKM 1.2) and skin (RPKM 0.7) See more Orthologs mouse all