1. Gene
  2. Flg - filaggrin Gene

Flg - filaggrin Gene

Mus musculus

Also known as ft

Gene ID: 14246 | Gene type: protein coding

About Flg

Summary

Enables keratin filament binding activity. A structural constituent of skin epidermis. Acts upstream of or within epidermis development; establishment of skin barrier; and intermediate filament organization. Located in cornified envelope and keratohyalin granule. Is expressed in eyelid epithelium; foregut; metapodial pad epidermis; and skin. Used to study atopic dermatitis 2. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Flg Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
XM_017319842.1 XP_017175331.1 LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: filaggrin
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

filaggrin

LOW QUALITY PROTEIN: filaggrin

fillagrin

keratin intermediate filament-associated protein

profilaggrin

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Flg NCBI NCBI:2312