Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
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. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in focal or diffuse nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma and pachyonychia congenita. Orthologous to human KRT6A (keratin 6A); KRT6B (keratin 6B); and KRT6C (keratin 6C).