Gene Information
Gene NameKRT6C
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length564
Protein NamesKeratin, type II cytoskeletal 6C (Cytokeratin-6C) (CK-6C) (Cytokeratin-6E) (CK-6E) (Keratin K6h) (Keratin-6C) (K6C) (Type-II keratin Kb12)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000170465 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP48668
Gene CardKRT6C
Uniprot IDP48668
PfamPF00038; PF16208
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.793265905)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KRT6C ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Krt6b ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Krt6a ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Gm5414 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Krt6a ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ AABR07001416.1 ( ortholog_many2many )
OhnologsKRT33A, GFAP, KRT19, KRT15, KRT10, KRT17P2, KRT16, KRT14, VIM, DES
ParalogsVIM, KRT12, KRT74, INA, NEFM, KRT39, SYNM, KRT13, KRT80, KRT33B, KRT31, KRT77, KRT26, KRT32, KRT73, KRT28, KRT37, KRT38, KRT72, KRT20, KRT5, KRT222, LMNB1, PRPH, KRT23, KRT4, KRT36, KRT7, KRT34, KRT75, KRT25, KRT76, KRT35, KRT78, KRT24, KRT40, KRT86, KRT83, KRT81, NES, DES, KRT2, KRT9, KRT27, KRT3, KRT84, LMNB2, KRT33A, KRT82, BFSP2, KRT14, KRT16, KRT85, LMNA, KRT8, GFAP, KRT17, KRT79, KRT71, KRT1, KRT19, LMNTD1, NEFL, KRT15, KRT18, KRT10, KRT6B, KRT6A
Tissueesophagus, cervix, tongue, esophagus.mucosa
Tissue SpecificityConstitutively expressed in distinct types of epithelia such as those in oral mucosa, esophagus, papillae of tongue and hair follicle outer root sheath.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs11608915  rs17099602  rs587777292  rs412533 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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