Entrez gene ID | | 112802 |
Official gene symbol | | KRT71 |
Full name | | keratin 71 |
Aliases | | ,K6IRS1,KRT6IRS,KRT6IRS1,MGC119390,MGC119391, |
Gene summary | | Keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into epithelial keratins and hair keratins. This gene encodes a protein that is expressed in the inner root sheath of hair follicles. The type II keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q13. |
Location | | Chromosome: 12 Locus: 12q13.13 |
Gene position | | 52946931 - 52937693 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 9239 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 608245 |