Entrez gene ID | | 338785 |
Official gene symbol | | KRT79 |
Full name | | keratin 79 |
Aliases | | ,FLJ26646,K6L,KRT6L, |
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 an epithelial keratin that is expressed in skeletal muscle, skin and scalp. The type II keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q13. |
Location | | Chromosome: 12 Locus: 12q13.13 |
Gene position | | 53228077 - 53215231 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 12847 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 611160 |
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