Protein Name keratin 12
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 3859
Gene Symbol

KRT12

UniProt Q99456 (K1C12_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 47
Total Number of Articles : 36
Description

keratin 12

Gene Summary

KRT12 encodes the type I intermediate filament chain keratin 12, expressed in corneal epithelia. Mutations in this gene lead to Meesmann corneal dystrophy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • keratin, type I cytoskeletal 12
  • CK-12
  • cytokeratin-12
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Properties