The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Keratin 17 across different species:

keratin 17 (KRT17), keratin 17 (Krt17)

Other aliases include:

PC, K17, PC2, PCHC1, Krt1-17, MGC159887, Ka17, KRT17, krt16

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Keratin 17:

keratin 17 – cytokeratin-17 – OTTMUSP00000002397 – keratin complex 1, acidic, gene 17 – keratin, type I cytoskeletal 17 – K17 – CK-17 – keratin-17 – type I keratin KA17 – keratin 16 – Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 17

Keratin 17 fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – structural constituent of cytoskeleton – structural molecule activity

Keratin 17 is relevant to the following processes:

epidermis development – intermediate filament organization – keratinization – morphogenesis of an epithelium – positive regulation of cell growth – positive regulation of hair follicle development – positive regulation of translation – intermediate filament-based process

Locations for Keratin 17:

cytoplasm – cytoskeleton – intermediate filament – nucleolus – nucleus – intermediate filament cytoskeleton – keratin filament

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology