KRT8 gene

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:alias gptkb:K2C8
gptkb:CK8
Cytokeratin 8
gptkbp:alternativeSplicing yes
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:cancer
gptkb:liver_disease
inflammatory bowel disease
gptkbp:clinicalTrialPhase immunohistochemistry for epithelial tumors
gptkbp:conservedIn vertebrates
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1980s
gptkbp:encodes Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8
gptkbp:Entrez_Gene_ID 3856
ENSG00000170421
gptkbp:expressedIn embryonic development
epithelial tissues
gptkbp:function structural component of intermediate filaments in epithelial cells
gptkbp:geneType protein-coding
gptkbp:hasTranscriptVariant multiple transcript variants
gptkbp:HGNC_ID HGNC:6446
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label KRT8 gene
gptkbp:interactsWith gptkb:KRT18_gene
desmoplakin
KRT19 gene
gptkbp:length 511 amino acids
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome gptkb:chromosome_12
12q13.13
gptkbp:molecularWeight 54 kDa
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith can cause liver dysfunction
can increase susceptibility to apoptosis
gptkbp:OMIM 148060
gptkbp:organism gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkbp:orthologInMouse Krt8
gptkbp:pathway cell differentiation
cytoskeleton organization
apoptosis regulation
gptkbp:proteinFamily type II keratins
gptkbp:referenceGenome gptkb:GRCh38
gptkbp:regulates regulated by transcription factors
gptkbp:subcellularLocation gptkb:cytoplasm
gptkbp:UniProtID P05787
gptkbp:usedAsMarker epithelial cell marker
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:cytokeratin_8
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8