Gene Information
Gene NameKRT39
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length491
Protein NamesKeratin, type I cytoskeletal 39 (Cytokeratin-39) (CK-39) (Keratin-39) (K39) (Type I hair keratin Ka35)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000196859 )
3 ( ENSG00000262164 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ6A163
Gene CardKRT39
Uniprot IDQ6A163
PfamPF00038
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.611615989)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KRT39 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KRT39 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KRT39 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KRT39 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Krt39 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KRT39 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Krt39 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KRT39 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsVIM, KRT12, KRT74, INA, NEFM, SYNM, KRT13, KRT80, KRT33B, KRT31, KRT77, KRT26, 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 SpecificityExpressed in skin and scalp. In the hair follicle, it is present in the upper hair cuticle and the upper cortex. Also present in the in the upper portion of beard hairs (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 rs17843021  rs17843023  rs7213256 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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