Gene Symbol | KRT71 |
Entrez Gene ID | 112802 |
Full Name | keratin 71 |
Synonyms | HYPT13,K6IRS1,KRT6IRS,KRT6IRS1 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
Genome | |
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 a protein that is expressed in the inner root sheath of hair follicles. The type II keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q13.[provided by RefSeq, Jun 2009]. |
Disorder MIM: | |
Disorder Html: | ?Hypotrichosis 13, 615896 (3) |