The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Cytokeratin 18 across different species:

keratin 18 (Krt18), keratin 18 (KRT18), cytokeratin 18 (LOC100008885), K18, simple type I keratin (LOC100136778)

Other aliases include:

K18, CK18, Krt1-18, CYK18, KRT18, LOC100008885, MGC109143, krt18

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Cytokeratin 18:

keratin 18 – Endo B – keratin complex 1, acidic, gene 18 – cytokeratin 18 – cell proliferation-inducing protein 46 – keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18 – K18 – CK-18 – keratin-18 – cytokeratin-18 – simple type I keratin

Cytokeratin 18 fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – structural molecule activity – molecular_function

Cytokeratin 18 is relevant to the following processes:

apoptosis – tumor necrosis factor-mediated signaling pathway – Golgi to plasma membrane CFTR protein transport – anatomical structure morphogenesis – cell cycle – interspecies interaction between organisms – negative regulation of apoptosis – biological_process

Locations for Cytokeratin 18:

intermediate filament – centriolar satellite – cytoplasm – keratin filament – microtubule organizing center – perinuclear region of cytoplasm – nuclear matrix – nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology