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KRT18 gene

Known as: CYTOKERATIN 18, KERATIN 18, TYPE I, CK18 
This gene plays a role in keratin filament structure.
National Institutes of Health

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Cell MovementCytokeratin 18Cytokeratin-18 Staining MethodCytokinesis

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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
180‐kD bullous pemphigoid antigen/type XVII collagen: Tissue‐specific expression and molecular interactions with keratin 18
The 180‐kD bullous pemphigoid antigen (BPAG2) is a hemidesmosomal transmembrane protein, also known as type XVII collagen. In… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Comparative analyses of bone marrow micrometastases in breast and gastric cancer
This study is a comparative analysis of the prevalence, absolute number and aggregation status of bone marrow micrometastases… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Dynamics of human keratin 18 phosphorylation: polarized distribution of phosphorylated keratins in simple epithelial tissues
Phosphorylation of keratin polypeptides 8 and 18 (K8/18) and other intermediate filament proteins results in their reorganization… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
AP-1, ETS, and transcriptional silencers regulate retinoic acid-dependent induction of keratin 18 in embryonic cells
The differentiation of both embryonal carcinoma (EC) and embryonic stem (ES) cells can be triggered in culture by exposure to… 
1994
1994
Monoclonal antibody M3 used in tissue polypeptide-specific antigen assay for the quantification of tissue polypeptide antigen recognizes keratin 18.
Recently, a new 'specific tissue polypeptide antigen (TPA)' test was introduced and designated tissue polypeptide-specific… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Alu sequence involvement in transcriptional insulation of the keratin 18 gene in transgenic mice
The human keratin 18 (K18) gene is expressed in a variety of adult simple epithelial tissues, including liver, intestine, lung… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Transcriptional insulation of the human keratin 18 gene in transgenic mice
Expression of the 10-kb human keratin 18 (K18) gene in transgenic mice results in efficient and appropriate tissue-specific… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
PKC epsilon-related kinase associates with and phosphorylates cytokeratin 8 and 18
A 40-kD protein kinase C (PKC)epsilon related activity was found to associate with human epithelial specific cytokeratin (CK… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Distribution of cytokeratin polypeptides in human transitional cell carcinomas, with special emphasis on changing expression patterns during tumor progression.
The expression of cytokeratin (CK) polypeptides was studied in 59 transitional cell carcinomas (TCC) of the urinary tract of… 
1986
1986
Comparison of mouse and human keratin 18: a component of intermediate filaments expressed prior to implantation.
Keratin 18 is a type-I keratin that is found in a variety of simple epithelial tissues. In mice, the corresponding protein… 
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