KRT36, Official Symbol KRT36provided by HGNC Official Full Name keratin 36provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6454 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000126337 MIM:604540; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6454 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as HA6; hHa6; KRTHA6 Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. This type I hair keratin 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 Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all