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Gene information for KRT78 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID196374
Official gene symbolKRT78
Full namekeratin 78
Aliases,K5B,Kb40,
Gene summaryThis gene is a member of the type II keratin gene family and encodes a protein with an intermediate filament domain. Keratins are the major structural proteins in epithelial cells, forming a cytoplasmic network of 10 to 12 nm wide intermediate filaments and creating a scaffold that gives cells the ability to withstand mechanical and non-mechanical stresses. The genes of the type II keratin family are located as a gene cluster at 12p13.13. Four pseudogenes of this gene family have been identified. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 12   Locus: 12q13.13
Gene position53242778 - 53232746  Map Viewer
Gene orientationminus
Gene size10033 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID611159