Primary Identifier | MGI:95553 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 3 | NCBI Gene Number | 14246 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables keratin filament binding activity. A structural constituent of skin epidermis. Acts upstream of or within establishment of skin barrier and intermediate filament organization. Is active in cornified envelope and keratohyalin granule. Is expressed in eyelid epithelium; foregut; metapodial pad epidermis; and skin. Used to study atopic dermatitis 2. PHENOTYPE: Mutations in this gene produce abnormalities in the skin of the ear, tail and dorsal trunk. [provided by MGI curators] |