Gene Information
Gene NameKRT79
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length535
Protein NamesKeratin, type II cytoskeletal 79 (Cytokeratin-79) (CK-79) (Keratin-6-like) (Keratin-6L) (Keratin-79) (K79) (Type-II keratin Kb38)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000185640 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBQ5XKE5
Gene CardKRT79
Uniprot IDQ5XKE5
PfamPF00038; PF16208
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.652193278)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KRT79 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KRT79 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KRT79 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Krt79 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KRT79 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Krt79 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGFAP, 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, KRT6B, KRT6A, KRT6C, 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, KRT71, KRT1, KRT19, LMNTD1, NEFL, KRT15, KRT18, KRT10
Tissueskin
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in skeletal muscle, skin and scalp, but not in any other tissues or organs examined. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15737194}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2638497  rs17855862  rs17688672  rs17688627 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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