| Protein Name | keratin 78 |
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| Organism | Homo sapiens |
| Gene ID | 196374 |
| Gene Symbol | KRT78 |
| UniProt | Q8N1N4 (K2C78_HUMAN) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 5 |
Description |
keratin 78 |
| Gene Summary |
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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