Gene Information
Gene NameKA36
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length431
Protein NamesKeratin, type I cytoskeletal 40 (Cytokeratin-40) (CK-40) (Keratin-40) (K40) (Type I hair keratin Ka36)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ6A162
Gene CardKRT40
Uniprot IDQ6A162
PfamPF00038
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in skin and scalp. Also very weakly expressed in tongue, breast, colon and small intestine. In the hair follicle, it is specifically present in the upper hair cuticle. Not present in the upper cortex (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15617563, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17301834}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1510069  rs17843015  rs1510068  rs9908304  rs2010027  rs721957  rs721958  rs9908389  rs16968862 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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