KRT15, Official Symbol KRT15provided by HGNC Official Full Name keratin 15provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:6421 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000171346 MIM:148030; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6421 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 K15; CK15; K1CO Summary The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. The keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into cytokeratins and hair keratins. Most of the type I cytokeratins consist of acidic proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains and are clustered in a region on chromosome 17q21.2. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in skin (RPKM 317.3), esophagus (RPKM 283.6) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs mouse all