Gene Information
Gene NameKRT26
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length468
Protein NamesKeratin, type I cytoskeletal 26 (Cytokeratin-26) (CK-26) (Keratin-25B) (K25B) (Keratin-26) (K26) (Type I inner root sheath-specific keratin-K25irs2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000186393 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ7Z3Y9
Gene CardKRT26
Uniprot IDQ7Z3Y9
PfamPF00038
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.928987795)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KRT26 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KRT26 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KRT26 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KRT26 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Krt26 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KRT26 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Krt26 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KRT26 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsVIM, KRT12, KRT74, INA, NEFM, KRT39, SYNM, KRT13, KRT80, KRT33B, KRT31, KRT77, KRT32, KRT73, KRT28, KRT37, KRT38, KRT6B, KRT6A, KRT6C, KRT72, KRT20, KRT5, KRT222, LMNB1, PRPH, KRT23, KRT4, KRT36, KRT7, KRT34, KRT75, KRT25, KRT76, KRT35, KRT78, KRT24, KRT40, KRT86, KRT83, KRT81, NES, DES, KRT2, KRT9, KRT27, KRT3, KRT84, LMNB2, KRT33A, KRT82, BFSP2, KRT14, KRT16, KRT85, LMNA, KRT8, GFAP, KRT17, KRT79, KRT71, KRT1, KRT19, LMNTD1, NEFL, KRT15, KRT18, KRT10
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityStrongly expressed in skin and scalp, and weak expression observed in thymus and tongue. In the hair follicle, expression is restricted to the mid- to upper inner root sheath cuticle, being present slightly above the apex of the dermal papilla (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15617563, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16874310}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs9898164 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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