Primary Identifier | MGI:3045312 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 15 | NCBI Gene Number | 239673 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to be a structural constituent of skin epidermis. Predicted to be involved in intermediate filament organization and keratinization. Predicted to be active in keratin filament. Orthologous to human KRT90P (keratin 90, pseudogene). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a spontaneous mutation exhibit partial prenatal lethality and thickened long toenails. An increased caudal vertebrae number is observed in some mutant mice. [provided by MGI curators] |