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KRT15: keratin 15

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Gene

Symbol
KRT15
HGNC
Name
keratin 15
HGNC
NCBI Gene ID
3866
NCBI Gene
HGNC ID
HGNC:6421
HGNC
Ensembl
ENSG00000171346
NCBI Gene
Aliases
CK15, K15, K1CO
NCBI Gene
Type
protein-coding
NCBI Gene

Proteins1

Reviewed human proteins whose Swiss-Prot entry states the gene.

UniProt entryProteinLengthStructuresGene stated in
P19012Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 154560Ensembl, GeneID, HGNC

Source UniProt

Patents17

Patents whose sequence listing contains this protein's exact sequence. A patent can list a sequence without claiming it.

PublicationPublishedSEQ ID NOProteinSource
JP 2026004568 A2026-01-1450656P19012Espacenet
JP 2026004568 A2026-01-1450658P19012Espacenet
EP 4641201 A22025-10-291096P19012Espacenet
WO 2025215055 A12025-10-16117P19012Espacenet
JP 2025517969 A2025-06-121096P19012Espacenet
US 12000003 B22024-06-0430P19012Espacenet
US 11446398 B22022-09-2042941P19012Espacenet
US 11446398 B22022-09-2042943P19012Espacenet
JP 2022524081 A2022-04-27145912P19012Espacenet
JP 2022524081 A2022-04-27145914P19012Espacenet

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Drugs0

Drugs a ChEMBL mechanism record says act on the gene's protein, through Open Targets.

None in this release.

Trials0

Trials of those drugs. A trial joins the gene only through a drug that acts on it.

None in this release.

NIH grants1,651

NIH grants whose papers are about the gene, through NIH's grant-paper links.

GrantTitleKRT15 papersNewest fiscal year
P01CA019014Viral Oncogenesis, Latency, and Replication152025
R01EY013431Mechanisms of epithelial alterations in diabetic cornea152025
P30CA016086Cancer Center Support Grant92025
P30CA046934University of Colorado Cancer Center Support Grant92025
R01CA163217Targeted Therapies for HIV-Associated Kaposi Sarcoma and Lymphoma92025
P30CA016520Abramson Cancer Center Support Grant72025
R01EY025377The Role of MicroRNAs in Normal and Diseased Corneal Epithelial Homeostasis72025
P30AR075047Skin Biology Resource-Based Center at UCI62025
P30CA008748Cancer Center Support Grant62025
R01AR050452Skin Stem Cells and Their Niche Interactions62025

1 to 10 of 1,651Source NIH's project files

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Papers2,530

Newest first. Swiss-Prot's references are curated; PubTator's text mining finds papers that name the gene, not always ones about it.

TitleJournalYearPMIDFound bySource
Spatial transcriptomics reveals epithelial-immune remodeling preceding malignant transformation of oral premalignant lesions.bioRxiv202642818080PubTator, text miningPubMed
H3K18 histone lactylation mediates hypoxia-induced FBXW11 upregulation and supports proliferative and self-renewal-associated properties of hair follicle stem cells.Exp Cell Res202642772662PubTator, text miningPubMed
Effects of Human Hair Outer Root Sheath Cell- and Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Derived Exosomes on Human Hair Follicle Stem Cells.Curr Stem Cell Res Ther202642634544PubTator, text miningPubMed
Isolation of limbal epithelial and mesenchymal stem cells from human corneal donor tissue using magnetic-activated cell sorting.Exp Eye Res202642628830PubTator, text miningPubMed
Generation of iPSC-derived limbal epithelial stem cells via a transparent defined protocol optimized by stromal cell co-culture.Exp Eye Res202642617830PubTator, text miningPubMed
Differential Expression of Sox2 in Human Ocular Surface and Its Implication in Pterygium Pathogenesis.Sage Open Pathol202642564396PubTator, text miningPubMed
A placental DNA methylation score associated with early-onset preeclampsia and maternal vascular malperfusion pathology.Front Epigenet Epigenom202642559650PubTator, text miningPubMed
Distinct transcriptomic features of tumor and stromal cells in direct contact in luminal and triple-negative breast cancers.Explor Target Antitumor Ther202642539924PubTator, text miningPubMed
Progenitor cells from limbal, conjunctival and oral mucosal biopsies cultivated on silicone hydrogel contact lenses share CD90, CK15, nestin, CXCR4 and SDF-1 niche markers but preserve tissue-specific characteristics and differentiation directions.
Front Cell Dev Biol202642539746PubTator, text miningPubMed
When the Skin Tells a Bigger Story: Distinguishing Cutaneous Metastases from Primary Adnexal Carcinomas in Dermatopathology.Biology (Basel)202642510656PubTator, text miningPubMed

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Sources 12

  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
  • ChEMBL, through Open TargetsCC BY-SA 3.0
  • ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
  • EMBL-EBI's patent proteinsNo added restrictions. Attribution expected
  • GenBank's patent filesNo restrictions from NCBI. Submitters may hold rights
  • HGNCCC0
  • NCBI GenePublic domain (US government)
  • NIH's project files and grant-paper linksPublic domain
  • Open TargetsCC0 1.0
  • PubMedNLM's terms
  • PubTator 3Public domain
  • UniProtCC BY 4.0
Each source's terms
  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ChEMBL, through Open TargetsCC BY-SA 3.0, for the parts from ChEMBL. Read on 8 Nov 2026 at https://platform-docs.opentargets.org/licence
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
  • EMBL-EBI's patent proteinsEMBL-EBI's patent protein files from the EPO, JPO, KIPO and USPTO. EMBL-EBI: "EMBL-EBI itself places no additional restrictions on the use or redistribution of the data available via its Data Resources and Tools other than those provided by the original data owners" and "EMBL-EBI expects attribution (e.g. in publications, services or products) for the use of any of its Data Resources and Tools." Read on 11 Nov 2026 at https://www.ebi.ac.uk/about/terms-of-use
  • GenBank's patent filesGenBank's patent files. NCBI: "NCBI places no restrictions on the use or distribution of the GenBank data. However, some submitters may claim patent, copyright, or other intellectual property rights in all or a portion of the data they have submitted." Read on 11 Nov 2026 at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genbank/about/
  • HGNCCC0: https://www.genenames.org/about/license/
  • NCBI GeneNone named for the file. NCBI says information created by or for the US government on its site is in the public domain, and asks that NLM be acknowledged: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/home/about/policies/
  • NIH's project files and grant-paper linksPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)
  • Open TargetsCC0 1.0. Open Targets asks that users cite its latest paper: Buniello et al. 2025, Open Targets Platform: facilitating therapeutic hypotheses building in drug discovery, Nucleic Acids Research 53(D1):D1467, PMID 39657122. Read on 8 Nov 2026 at https://platform-docs.opentargets.org/licence
  • PubMedNLM's terms
  • PubTator 3Public domain
  • UniProtCC BY 4.0. UniProt's licence file: "All databases and documents in the UniProt FTP directory may be copied and redistributed freely, without advance permission, provided that this copyright statement is reproduced with each copy." UniProt asks that users cite its latest paper: The UniProt Consortium, UniProt: the Universal Protein Knowledgebase in 2025, Nucleic Acids Research 53:D609-D617, https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkae1010. Read on 9 Nov 2026 at https://www.uniprot.org/help/license

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

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