基因名：
KRT6C
产品别名：
K6E； KRT6E； PPKNEFD； KRT6C； keratin 6C； keratin 6C； keratin, type II cytoskeletal 6C； CK-6C； CK-6E； K6C； cytokeratin-6C； cytokeratin-6E； keratin 6C, type II； keratin 6E； keratin K6h； type-II keratin Kb12； 细胞角蛋白6； 细胞角蛋白6C； 角蛋白6C(KRT6C)；
背景信息：
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. The type II cytokeratins consist of basic or neutral proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains coexpressed during differentiation of simple and stratified epithelial tissues. As many as six of this type II cytokeratin(KRT6) have been identified; the multiplicity of the genes is attributed to successive gene duplication events. The genes are expressed with family members KRT16 and/or KRT17 in the filiform papillae of the tongue, the stratified epithelial lining of oral mucosa and esophagus, the outer root sheath of hair follicles, and the glandular epithelia. This KRT6 gene in particular encodes the most abundant isoform. Mutations in these genes have been associated with pachyonychia congenita. The type II cytokeratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q12-q13. [provided by RefSeq].
