KRT78
Sign in to saveAlso known as CK-78, K5B, K78, Kb40, keratin 78
Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 78 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT78 gene.
Gene data
KRT78- Name
- keratin 78
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- CK-78, K5B, K78, Kb40
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. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
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keratin 78
- Symbol
- KRT78
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 12:52,837,804-52,849,092
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
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- HomoloGene ID
- 65261
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/196374
- genomic end
- 53242876
- genomic start
- 53231588
- cytogenetic location
- 12q13.13
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Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 78 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT78 gene.
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.