KRT6C, Official Symbol KRT6Cprovided by HGNC Official Full Name keratin 6Cprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:20406 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000170465 MIM:612315; AllianceGenome:HGNC:20406 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as K6E; KRT6E; PPKNEFD Summary Keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into epithelial keratins and hair keratins. The type II keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2009] Expression Restricted expression toward esophagus (RPKM 948.5) See more Orthologs all