The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Keratin 16 across different species:

keratin 16 (KRT16), keratin 16 (Krt16), keratin 17 (KRT17)

Other aliases include:

K16, CK16, K1CP, NEPPK, FNEPPK, KRT16A, Krt1-16, AI324768, MGC124148, KRT17, krt16

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Keratin 16:

keratin 16 – cytokeratin 16 – keratin, type I cytoskeletal 16 – focal non-epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma – CK-16 – keratin-16 – cytokeratin-16 – OTTMUSP00000002391 – keratin intermediate filament 16a – keratin intermediate filament 16b – keratin complex 1, acidic, gene 16 – keratin 17 – Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 17

Keratin 16 fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – structural constituent of cytoskeleton – structural molecule activity

Keratin 16 is relevant to the following processes:

cell proliferation – epidermis development – intermediate filament cytoskeleton organization

Locations for Keratin 16:

intermediate filament

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology