KRT72 Protein-coding gene in humans From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia KRT72 is a keratin gene. It is responsible for hair formation, and it encodes a protein present in the inner root sheath of hair follicles.[1] SymbolKRT72NCBI gene140807HGNC28932RefSeqNM_080747Quick facts keratin 72, Identifiers ...keratin 72IdentifiersSymbolKRT72NCBI gene140807HGNC28932RefSeqNM_080747Other dataLocusChr. 12 q13.13Close References [1]"KRT72 Gene - GeneCards | K2C72 Protein | K2C72 Antibody". www.genecards.org. Retrieved 2022-05-19. "KRT72 Gene - GeneCards | K2C72 Protein | K2C72 Antibody". www.genecards.org. Retrieved 2022-05-19 This article on a gene on human chromosome 12 is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information.vte Related Articles