KRT78

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KRT78
Identifiers
Aliases KRT78 , CK-78, K5B, K78, Kb40, keratin 78
External IDs OMIM: 611159; MGI: 1917529; HomoloGene: 65261; GeneCards: KRT78; OMA:KRT78 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001300814
NM_173352

NM_212487

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001287743
NP_775487

n/a

Location (UCSC) Chr 12: 52.84 – 52.85 Mb Chr 15: 101.85 – 101.86 Mb
PubMed search [3] [4]
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Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 78 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT78 gene. [5] [6]

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. [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000170423 Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000050463 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. 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.
  6. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: KRT78 keratin 78".

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