KRT71

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keratin 71
Identifiers
SymbolKRT71
Entrez112802
HUGO28927
RefSeqNM_033448
Other data
LocusChr. 12 q13.13

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.(provided by RefSeq, Jun 2009)[full citation needed]