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General description of the gene and the encoded protein(s) using information from HGNC and Ensembl, as well as predictions made by the Human Protein Atlas project.
Gene namei
Official gene symbol, which is typically a short form of the gene name, according to HGNC.
Assigned HPA protein class(es) for the encoded protein(s).
Cancer-related genes Disease related genes Human disease related genes Plasma proteins
Predicted locationi
All transcripts of all genes have been analyzed regarding the location(s) of corresponding protein based on prediction methods for signal peptides and transmembrane regions.
Genes with at least one transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, according to prediction methods or to UniProt location data, have been further annotated and classified with the aim to determine if the corresponding protein(s) are secreted or actually retained in intracellular locations or membrane-attached.
Remaining genes, with no transcript predicted to encode a secreted protein, will be assigned the prediction-based location(s).
The annotated location overrules the predicted location, so that a gene encoding a predicted secreted protein that has been annotated as intracellular will have intracellular as the final location.
Gene information from Ensembl and Entrez, as well as links to available gene identifiers are displayed here. Information was retrieved from Ensembl if not indicated otherwise.
Chromosome
12
Cytoband
q13.13
Chromosome location (bp)
52897187 - 52949954
Number of transcriptsi
Number of protein-coding transcripts from the gene as defined by Ensembl.
Useful information about the protein provided by UniProt.
Together with KRT19, helps to link the contractile apparatus to dystrophin at the costameres of striated muscle....show less
Biological process (UniProt)i
Keywords assigned by UniProt to proteins because they are involved in a particular biological process.
Host-virus interaction
Gene summary (Entrez)i
Useful information about the gene from Entrez
This gene is a member of the type II keratin family clustered on the long arm of chromosome 12. Type I and type II keratins heteropolymerize to form intermediate-sized filaments in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells. The product of this gene typically dimerizes with keratin 18 to form an intermediate filament in simple single-layered epithelial cells. This protein plays a role in maintaining cellular structural integrity and also functions in signal transduction and cellular differentiation. Mutations in this gene cause cryptogenic cirrhosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2012]...show less
PROTEIN INFORMATIONi
The protein information section displays alternative protein-coding transcripts (splice variants) encoded by this gene according to the Ensembl database.
The ENSP identifier links to the Ensembl website protein summary, while the ENST identifier links to the Ensembl website transcript summary for the selected splice variant. The data in the UniProt column can be expanded to show links to all matching UniProt identifiers for this protein.
The protein classes assigned to this protein are shown if expanding the data in the protein class column. Parent protein classes are in bold font and subclasses are listed under the parent class.
The Gene Ontology terms assigned to this protein are listed if expanding the Gene ontology column. The length of the protein (amino acid residues according to Ensembl), molecular mass (kDalton), predicted signal peptide (according to a majority of the signal peptide predictors SPOCTOPUS, SignalP 4.0, and Phobius) and the number of predicted transmembrane region(s) (according to MDM) are also reported.
P05787 [Direct mapping] Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8
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Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Disease related genes Human disease related genes Digestive system diseases Liver diseases Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
F8VQY3 [Direct mapping] Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8
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Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Human disease related genes Digestive system diseases Liver diseases Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
F8VUG2 [Direct mapping] Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8
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Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Human disease related genes Digestive system diseases Liver diseases Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
P05787 [Direct mapping] Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8
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Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Disease related genes Human disease related genes Digestive system diseases Liver diseases Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
F8VP67 [Direct mapping] Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8
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Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Human disease related genes Digestive system diseases Liver diseases Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
F8W1U3 [Direct mapping] Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8
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Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Human disease related genes Digestive system diseases Liver diseases Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
P05787 [Direct mapping] Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8
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Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Disease related genes Human disease related genes Digestive system diseases Liver diseases Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
P05787 [Direct mapping] Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8
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Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Disease related genes Human disease related genes Digestive system diseases Liver diseases Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
A0A0U1RQU6 [Direct mapping] Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8
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Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Human disease related genes Digestive system diseases Liver diseases Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)
P05787 [Direct mapping] Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8
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Predicted intracellular proteins Intracellular proteins predicted by MDM and MDSEC Plasma proteins Cancer-related genes Candidate cancer biomarkers Disease related genes Human disease related genes Digestive system diseases Liver diseases Mapped to neXtProt neXtProt - Evidence at protein level Protein evidence (Kim et al 2014) Protein evidence (Ezkurdia et al 2014)