KRT12
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: KRT12
- Official Name: keratin 12
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 3859
- UniProt: Q99456
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: KRT12 encodes the type I intermediate filament chain keratin 12, expressed in corneal epithelia. Mutations in this gene lead to Meesmann corneal dystrophy. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
- UniProt Summary: May play a unique role in maintaining the normal corneal epithelial function. Together with KRT3, essential for the maintenance of corneal epithelium integrity (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 13925
- Expression level (log2 read counts): -7.68