基因名：
KRT78
产品别名：
CK-78； K5B； K78； Kb40； KRT78； keratin 78； keratin 78； keratin, type II cytoskeletal 78； cytokeratin-78； keratin 78, type II； keratin-5b； type-II keratin Kb40； 细胞角蛋白78；
背景信息：
This gene is a member of the type II keratin gene family and encodes a protein with an intermediate filament domain. Keratins are the major structural proteins in epithelial cells, forming a cytoplasmic network of 10 to 12 nm wide intermediate filaments and creating a scaffold that gives cells the ability to withstand mechanical and non-mechanical stresses. The genes of the type II keratin family are located as a gene cluster at 12p13.13. Four pseudogenes of this gene family have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
