Description_x000D_ General description_x000D_ 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. (provided by RefSeq) Keratin 5 (KRT5) is expressed in the basal layer of the epidermis. The gene encoding it is localized on human chromosome 12q13.13._x000D_ Immunogen_x000D_ KRT5 (AAH24292, 1 a.a. ~ 590 a.a) full-length recombinant protein with GST tag. MW of the GST tag alone is 26 KDa._x000D_ Sequence_x000D_ MSRQSSVSFRSGGSRSFSTASAITPSVSRTSFTSVSRSGGGGGGGFGRVSLAGACGVGGYGSRSLYNLGGSKRISISTSGGSFRNRFGAGAGGGYGFGGGAGSGFGFGGGAGGGFGLGGGAGFGGGFGGPGFPVCPPGGIQEVTVNQSLLTPLNLQIDPSIQRVRTEEREQIKTLNNKFASFIDKVRFLEQQNKVLDTKWTLLQEQGTKTVRQNLEPLFEQYINNLRRQLDSIVGERGRLDSELRNMQDLVEDFKNKYEDEINKRTTAENEFVMLKKDVDAAYMNKVELEAKVDALMDEINFMKMFFDAELSQMQTHVSDTSVVLSMDNNRNLDLDSIIAEVKAQYEEIANRSRTEAESWYQTKYEELQQTAGRHGDDLRNTKHEISEMNRMIQRLRAEIDNVKKQCANLQNAIADAEQRGELALKDARNKLAELEEALQKAKQDMARLLREYQELMNTKLALDVEIATYRKLLEGEECRLSGEGVGPVNISVVTGSVSSGYGSGSGYGGGLGGGLGGGLGGGLAGGGSGSYYSSSSGGVGLSGGLSVGGSGFSASSGRGLGVGFGSGGGSSSSVKFVSTTSSSRKSFKS_x000D_ Physical form_x000D_ Solution in phosphate buffered saline, pH 7.4_x000D_ Disclaimer_x000D_ Unless otherwise stated in our catalog or other company documentation accompanying the product(s), our products are intended for research use only and are not to be used for any other purpose, which includes but is not limited to, unauthorized commercial uses, in vitro diagnostic uses, ex vivo or in vivo therapeutic uses or any type of consumption or application to humans or animals._x000D_ Biochem/physiol Actions_x000D_ Keratin 5 (KRT5) protects epithelial cells from mechanical and non-mechanical stress. Mutation in the gene encoding this protein has been linked to epidermolysis bullosa simplex and Dowling-Degos disease.