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

keratin 1 (KRT1)

Other aliases include:

K1, CK1, EHK, EHK1, EPPK, KRT1A, NEPPK

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

keratin 1 – cytokeratin 1 – hair alpha protein – epidermolytic hyperkeratosis 1 – keratin, type II cytoskeletal 1

Keratin Acidic fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – receptor activity – structural constituent of cytoskeleton – sugar binding

Keratin Acidic is relevant to the following processes:

complement activation, lectin pathway – epidermis development – fibrinolysis – regulation of angiogenesis – response to oxidative stress

Locations for Keratin Acidic:

cytoskeleton – keratin filament – plasma membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology