Krt5 - keratin 5 Gene

Also Known as K5; CK-5; Sak57; Krt2-5

Species: Rattus norvegicus

Gene Type: protein coding
Gene ID: 369017

Summary

Predicted to enable scaffold protein binding activity. Located in keratin filament. Biomarker of urinary bladder Cancer. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Dowling-Degos disease; epidermolysis bullosa simplex; and epidermolysis bullosa simplex with mottled pigmentation. Orthologous to human KRT5 (keratin 5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Krt5 Products (1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_183333.2 NP_899162.2 keratin, type II cytoskeletal 5
Cellular Component GO Annotation Evidence References Source
located in keratin filament IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
14551252 RGD
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

keratin, type II cytoskeletal 5

  • cytokeratin-5

  • keratin 5 (epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Dowling-Meara/Kobner/Weber-Cockayne types)

  • keratin 5, type II

  • keratin complex 2, basic, gene 5

  • type-II keratin Kb5

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Krt5 NCBI NCBI:3852