KRT79
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Keratin 79 also known as KRT79 is a protein
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...

 which humans is encoded by the KRT79 gene.

Function

Keratin
Keratin
Keratin refers to a family of fibrous structural proteins. Keratin is the key of structural material making up the outer layer of human skin. It is also the key structural component of hair and nails...

s, such as KRT79, are filament proteins that make up one of the major structural fibers of epithelial cells

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