Entrez gene ID | | 196374 |
Official gene symbol | | KRT78 |
Full name | | keratin 78 |
Aliases | | ,K5B,Kb40, |
Gene summary | | This 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] |
Location | | Chromosome: 12 Locus: 12q13.13 |
Gene position | | 53242778 - 53232746 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 10033 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 611159 |
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