Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 1b (Cytokeratin-1B, CK-1B, Keratin-77, K77, Type-II keratin Kb39)
Keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into epithelial keratins and hair keratins.This gene encodes an epithelial keratin that is expressed in the skin and eccrine sweat