KRT71
Description
The KRT71 (keratin 71) is a protein-coding gene located on chromosome 12.
KRT71 is a keratin gene. Keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into epithelial keratins and hair keratins. This gene encodes a protein that is expressed in the inner root sheath of hair follicles. The type II keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q13.
KRT71 is also known as HYPT13, K6IRS1, KRT6IRS, KRT6IRS1.
