Gene
KRTAP21-2
keratin associated protein 21-2
- HGNC 18946↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000187026↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 337978↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 21q22.11
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 21: 30,746,794–30,747,259 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 1 exon across 0.5 kb
- Protein
- 83 amino acids
- Also known as
- KAP21.2
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000333892.3NM_181617.3
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How KRTAP21-2 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 0.5 kb of the gene's 0.5 kb; 252 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Clinical
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). KRTAP21-2 gene: keratin associated protein 21-2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/krtap21-2
Dante Labs. KRTAP21-2 gene: keratin associated protein 21-2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/krtap21-2
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