KRT31, Official Symbol KRT31provided by HGNC Official Full Name keratin 31provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6448 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000094796 MIM:601077; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6448 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 HA1; Ha-1; hHa1; KRTHA1 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 skin (RPKM 18.4) and esophagus (RPKM 9.5) See more Orthologs all