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Symbol KRT79 contributors: mct/npt - updated : 30/10/2008
HGNC name keratin 79
HGNC id 28930
Location 12q13.13      Physical location : 53.215.231 - 53.228.077
Synonym name
  • type II keratin-38
  • keratin 6-like
  • keratin, type II cytoskeletal 79
  • cytokeratin-79
  • Synonym symbol(s) FLJ26646, KRT6L, K6L
    DNA
    TYPE functioning gene
    STRUCTURE 12.85 kb     9 Exon(s)
    MAPPING cloned Y linked N status provisional
    RNA
    TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
    identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
    ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
    9 - 2144 57 535 - Schweizer (2006)
    EXPRESSION
    Type restricted
       expressed in (based on citations)
    organ(s)
    SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Digestiveesophagus    
     mouthtongue   
    tissue
    SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Epithelialabsorptive excretorydigestive epithelium (mucosa)  
    cells
    SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
    Respiratoryalveolar macrophage
    Skin/Tegumenthair follicle cell
    cell lineage
    cell lines
    fluid/secretion
    at STAGE
    PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
    HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • intermediate filament family
  • type II keratin family
  • CATEGORY structural protein
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,mitochondria
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytoskeleton,intermed filament
    basic FUNCTION
  • required for filament assembly
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
  • heterodimer of a type I and a type II keratin
  • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS