Primary Identifier | MGI:1861586 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 15 | NCBI Gene Number | 56735 |
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. Involved in hair follicle morphogenesis. Located in keratin filament. Is expressed in eyelid epithelium; hair inner root sheath; lung; and vibrissa. Used to study hypotrichosis 13. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in hypotrichosis 13. Orthologous to human KRT71 (keratin 71). PHENOTYPE: Mutations in this gene result in waved hair and curly vibrissae. [provided by MGI curators] |