KRT77, Official Symbol KRT77provided by HGNC Official Full Name keratin 77provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:20411 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000189182 MIM:611158; AllianceGenome:HGNC:20411 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 K1B; KRT1B Summary 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 an epithelial keratin that is expressed in the skin and eccrine sweat glands. The type II keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q13.[provided by RefSeq, Jun 2009] Expression Restricted expression toward skin (RPKM 121.1) See more Orthologs mouse all