The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Cytokeratin 5 across different species:

keratin 79 (KRT79), keratin 5 (Krt5), keratin 5 (KRT5)

Other aliases include:

KRT79, CK5, KRT5, K5, Tfip8, Krt2-5, AW146334, 3300001P10Rik, DDD, EBS2, KRT5A

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Cytokeratin 5:

keratin 79 – cytokeratin 5 – keratin 5 (epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Dowling-Meara/Kobner/Weber-Cockayne types) – keratin 5 – 58 kDa cytokeratin – tuftelin interacting protein 8 – keratin, type II cytoskeletal 5 – keratin complex 2, basic, gene 5 – 58 kda cytokeratin – epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2 Dowling-Meara/Kobner/Weber-Cockayne types

Cytokeratin 5 fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – structural molecule activity – structural constituent of cytoskeleton

Cytokeratin 5 is relevant to the following processes:

intermediate filament – keratin filament – mitochondrion – epidermis development

Locations for Cytokeratin 5:

keratin filament

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology