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

keratin 18 (KRT18), keratin 18 (Krt18), keratin 18 (krt18), similar to Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18 (Cytokeratin-18) (CK-18) (Keratin-18) (K18) (KRT18), K18, simple type I keratin (LOC100136778), Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18 (k1c18)

Other aliases include:

K18, CYK18, CK18, Krt1-18, MGC109143, cb83, dapk1, DreK18, sb:cb83, wu:fa13f02, wu:fb36b04, krt18, MGC64569, MGC75922, KRT18, MGC131121

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

keratin 18 – cytokeratin 18 – cell proliferation-inducing protein 46 – Endo B – keratin complex 1, acidic, gene 18 – keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18 – K18 – CK-18 – keratin-18 – cytokeratin-18 – dorsal aorta proneprin kinesin-1 – simple type I keratin – Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18 – keratin, type I cytoskeletal 18-like

Keratin 18 fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – structural molecule activity – molecular_function

Keratin 18 is relevant to the following processes:

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

Locations for Keratin 18:

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

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology