The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Keratin 2 across different species:

keratin 2 (KRT2), keratin 2 (Krt2)

Other aliases include:

KRTE, KRT2A, KRT2E, MGC116967, MGC116968, Kb2, KRT2, K2E, krt2a, Krt2e, Krt2-2, Krt2-17, BB005427

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Keratin 2:

keratin 2 – epidermal ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens – keratin, type II cytoskeletal 2 epidermal – K2e – CK 2e – CK-2e – keratin-2e – cytokeratin-2e – keratin-2 epidermis – type II keratin Kb2 – type-II keratin Kb2 – epithelial keratin-2e – epithelial keratin 2e – keratin 2 (epidermal ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens) – keratin 2A (epidermal ichthyosis bullosa of Siemens) – keratin 2A – keratin 2 epidermis – keratin complex 2, gene 17 – keratin complex 2, basic, gene 17

Keratin 2 fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – structural constituent of cytoskeleton – molecular_function – structural molecule activity

Keratin 2 is relevant to the following processes:

epidermis development – keratinization – keratinocyte activation – keratinocyte migration – keratinocyte proliferation – biological_process

Locations for Keratin 2:

cytoplasm – cytoskeleton – keratin filament – cellular_component – intermediate filament

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology