KRT79, Official Symbol KRT79provided by HGNC Official Full Name keratin 79provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:28930 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000185640 MIM:611160; AllianceGenome:HGNC:28930 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 K6L; KRT6L 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 skeletal muscle, skin and scalp. The type II keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q13.[provided by RefSeq, Jun 2009] Expression Biased expression in skin (RPKM 6.3), fat (RPKM 0.8) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs all