| Gene Symbol |
KRT12
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| Entrez Gene |
3859
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| Alt Symbol |
K12
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
|
| Description |
keratin 12, type I
|
| Other Description |
CK-12|cytokeratin-12|keratin, type I cytoskeletal 12|keratin-12
|
| Swissprots |
Q99456 B2R9E0
|
| Accessions |
AAF61432 BAA25063 EAW60685 Q99456 AK313747 BAG36487 BC156641 AAI56642 CV573989 D78367 BAA11376 NM_000223 NP_000214
|
| Function |
May play a unique role in maintaining the normal corneal epithelial function. Together with KRT3, essential for the maintenance of corneal epithelium integrity (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
|
| Tissue Specificity |
Cornea specific. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8759347}.
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