KRT72

KRT72
Identifiers
Aliases	KRT72, K6IRS2, K6irs, KRT6, KRT6IRS2, keratin 72, K72, CK-72
External IDs	OMIM: 608246; MGI: 2146034; GeneCards: KRT72
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 12 (human)
End	52,601,538 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 15 (mouse)
End	101,694,895 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	granulocyte; ; left testis; ; right testis; ; skin of leg; ; skin of abdomen; ; blood; ; lymph node; ; gonad; ; spleen; ; appendix;
	Top expressed in
	lip; ; hair follicle; ; skin of back; ; skin of abdomen; ; secondary oocyte; ; primary oocyte; ; entorhinal cortex; ; zygote; ; primary motor cortex; ; embryo;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein binding; structural molecule activity; molecular function;
Cellular component	intermediate filament; extracellular exosome; keratin filament; cytosol;
Biological process	keratinization; cornification; biological process;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
Databases	NCBI: entry; OMA: entry
	140807
	105866
	ENSG00000170486
	ENSMUSG00000056605
	Q14CN4
	Q6IME9
	NM_001146225; NM_001146226; NM_080747
	NM_213728
	NP_001139697; NP_001139698; NP_542785
	NP_998893
	Wikidata
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Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 72 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT72 gene. It is responsible for hair formation, and it encodes a protein present in the inner root sheath of hair follicles.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000170486 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000056605 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ "KRT72 Gene - GeneCards | K2C72 Protein | K2C72 Antibody". www.genecards.org. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

"KRT72 Gene - GeneCards | K2C72 Protein | K2C72 Antibody". www.genecards.org. Retrieved 2022-05-19

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[refGRCh38Ensembl-1] GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000170486 – Ensembl, May 2017

[refGRCm38Ensembl-2] GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000056605 – Ensembl, May 2017

[3] "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[4] "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.

[5] "KRT72 Gene - GeneCards | K2C72 Protein | K2C72 Antibody". www.genecards.org. Retrieved 2022-05-19.

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