Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.1.0)
Predicted to enable enzyme binding activity. Predicted to be a structural constituent of skin epidermis. Predicted to be involved in intermediate filament organization and keratinization. Predicted to be located in intermediate filament. Predicted to be active in keratin filament. Is expressed in brain and vibrissa. Orthologous to human KRT79 (keratin 79).