KRT78

Keratin 78
Identifiers
SymbolsKRT78 ; CK-78; K5B; K78; Kb40
External IDsOMIM: 611159 MGI: 1917529 HomoloGene: 65261 GeneCards: KRT78 Gene
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez196374332131
EnsemblENSG00000170423ENSMUSG00000050463
UniProtQ8N1N4E9Q0F0
RefSeq (mRNA)NM_001300814NM_212487
RefSeq (protein)NP_001287743NP_997652
Location (UCSC)Chr 12:
53.23 – 53.24 Mb
Chr 15:
101.95 – 101.95 Mb
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Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 78 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT78 gene.[1][2]

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.[2]

References

  1. Schweizer J, Bowden PE, Coulombe PA, Langbein L, Lane EB, Magin TM, Maltais L, Omary MB, Parry DA, Rogers MA, Wright MW (Jul 2006). "New consensus nomenclature for mammalian keratins". J Cell Biol 174 (2): 169–74. doi:10.1083/jcb.200603161. PMC 2064177. PMID 16831889.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Entrez Gene: KRT78 keratin 78".

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