Full name: keratin 23

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: CK23; HAIK1; K23

Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin family. The keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into cytokeratins and hair keratins. The type I cytokeratins consist of acidic proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains. The type I cytokeratin genes are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2013]

Expression: Biased expression in placenta (RPKM 45.8), skin (RPKM 39.5) and 7 other tissues

Gene size: 14947bp

Exon count: 10