Cytokeratin 20 is a type I keratin which is primarily expressed in gastric and intestinal epithelium, urothelium, and Merkel-cells. The keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into cytokeratins and hair keratins. The type I cytokeratins consist of acidic proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains. Their genes are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21. Cytokeratin 20 is a major cellular protein of mature enterocytes and goblet cells and is specifically expressed in the gastric and intestinal mucosa. It is also expressed in adenocarcinomas of the colon, stomach, pancreas and the bile system and is present in mucinous ovarian tumors, transitional-cell and Merkel-cell carcinomas. Notably, the squamous cell carcinomas and adenocarcinomas of the breast, lung, and endometrium, non-mucinous tumors of the ovary, and small cell carcinomas lack cytokeratin 20.
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已检合格种属
预测种属
推荐稀释比例
WB
Human
Rat
1:1000-5000
IHC-P
Human, Rat
1:200-1000
IHC-F
Human, Rat
1:200-1000
IF
Human
1:200-1000
Flow-Cyt
Human, Rat
1ug/Test
ICC/IF
Human
Rat
1:100-500
交叉反应
交叉反应: Human, Rat
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靶标
基因名
KRT20
蛋白名
Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 20
亚基
Heterotetramer of two type I and two type II keratins. Associates with KRT8.
亚细胞定位
Cytoplasm.
组织特异性
Expressed predominantly in the intestinal epithelium. Expressed in luminal cells of colonic mucosa. Also expressed in the Merkel cells of keratinized oral mucosa; specifically at the tips of some rete ridges of the gingival mucosa, in the basal layer of the palatal mucosa and in the taste buds of lingual mucosa.
翻译后修饰
Hyperphosphorylation at Ser-13 occurs during the early stages of apoptosis but becomes less prominent during the later stages. Phosphorylation at Ser-13 also increases in response to stress brought on by cell injury (By similarity). Proteolytically cleaved by caspases during apoptosis. Cleavage occurs at Asp-228.
相似性
Belongs to the intermediate filament family.
功能
Plays a significant role in maintaining keratin filament organization in intestinal epithelia. When phosphorylated, plays a role in the secretion of mucin in the small intestine (By similarity).