MyBioSource.com's KRT5 Antibody is a Rabbit Polyclonal antibody. This antibody has been shown to work in applications such as: ELISA, Immunocytochemistry, Immunofluorescence, and Western Blot.
Description
Description: The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. The type II cytokeratins consist of basic or neutral proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains coexpressed during differentiation of simple and stratified epithelial tissues. This type II cytokeratin is specifically expressed in the basal layer of the epidermis with family member KRT14. Mutations in these genes have been associated with a complex of diseases termed epidermolysis bullosa simplex. The type II cytokeratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q12-q13.
Function: There are two types of cytoskeletal and microfibrillar keratin: I (acidic; 40-55 kDa) and II (neutral to basic; 56-70 kDa).
Subunit Structure: Heterodimer of a type I and a type II keratin. Heterodimer with type I keratin KRT25 leading to the formation of keratin intermediate filament (KIF) network (PubMed:28899683). Heterodimer with KRT14 (PubMed:22705788). Interacts with TCHP (PubMed:15731013). Interacts with EPPK1 (By similarity).
Similarity: Belongs to the intermediate filament family