Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.4.0)
Enables cytoskeletal protein binding activity. A structural constituent of skin epidermis. Involved in positive regulation of epidermis development. Acts upstream of or within intermediate filament organization and keratinocyte development. Located in cytoplasm and keratin filament. Is expressed in several structures, including gut; integumental system; male reproductive gland or organ; nervous system; and neural retina. Used to study bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in bullous congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma and ichthyosis. Orthologous to human KRT2 (keratin 2).
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