KRT79

Keratin 79 also known as KRT79 is a protein which humans is encoded by the KRT79 gene.[5][6]

KRT79
Identifiers
AliasesKRT79, K6L, KRT6L, keratin 79
External IDsOMIM: 611160 MGI: 2385030 HomoloGene: 89169 GeneCards: KRT79
Gene location (Human)
Chr.Chromosome 12 (human)[1]
Band12q13.13Start52,821,408 bp[1]
End52,834,311 bp[1]
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

338785

223917

Ensembl

ENSG00000185640

ENSMUSG00000061397

UniProt

Q5XKE5

Q8VED5

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_175834

NM_146063

RefSeq (protein)

NP_787028

NP_666175

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 52.82 – 52.83 MbChr 15: 101.93 – 101.94 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Function

Keratins, such as KRT79, are filament proteins that make up one of the major structural fibers of epithelial cells[7]

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000185640 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000061397 - Ensembl, 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. 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.

Further reading

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