cytokeratin-78 (keratin, type-2 cytoskeletal 78, keratin-78, type-2 keratin-40, keratin-5b, KRT78, K5B, KB40)

Structure

• heterotetramer of two type-1 & two type-2 keratins
• belongs to the intermediate filament family

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=2

Expression

• expressed in tongue, but not in skin or in any other tissues or organs examined

More general terms

• cytokeratin, epithelial keratins or soft alpha-keratins

Additional terms

• cytokeratin 5b (K5b)

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q8N1N4.html