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KRT79

Keratin 79 also known as KRT79 is a protein which humans is encoded by the KRT79 gene.

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Source
KRT79
Identifiers
AliasesKRT79, K6L, KRT6L, keratin 79
External IDsOMIM: 611160; MGI: 2385030; HomoloGene: 89169; GeneCards: KRT79; OMA:KRT79 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_175834

NM_146063

RefSeq (protein)

NP_787028

NP_666175

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 52.82 – 52.83 MbChr 15: 101.84 – 101.85 Mb
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Keratin 79 also known as KRT79 is a protein which humans is encoded by the KRT79 gene.56

Function

Keratins, such as KRT79, are filament proteins that make up one of the major structural fibers of epithelial cells7

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000185640Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000061397Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Hesse M, Magin TM, Weber K (July 2001). "Genes for intermediate filament proteins and the draft sequence of the human genome: novel keratin genes and a surprisingly high number of pseudogenes related to keratin genes 8 and 18". J. Cell Sci. 114 (Pt 14): 2569–75. doi:10.1242/jcs.114.14.2569. PMID 11683385.
  6. "Entrez Gene: KRT79 keratin 79".
  7. Rogers MA, Edler L, Winter H, Langbein L, Beckmann I, Schweizer J (March 2005). "Characterization of new members of the human type II keratin gene family and a general evaluation of the keratin gene domain on chromosome 12q13.13". J. Invest. Dermatol. 124 (3): 536–44. doi:10.1111/j.0022-202X.2004.23530.x. PMID 15737194.
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