KRT15 keratin 15 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: KRT15provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: keratin 15provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:6421
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000171346 MIM:148030; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6421
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: K15; CK15; K1CO
Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. The keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into cytokeratins and hair keratins. Most of the type I cytokeratins consist of acidic proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains and are clustered in a region on chromosome 17q21.2. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Expression: Biased expression in skin (RPKM 317.3), esophagus (RPKM 283.6) and 1 other tissue See more
Orthologs: mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 17q21.2

Exon count:: 8

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	17	NC_000017.11 (41513745..41518890, complement)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	17	NC_060941.1 (42369289..42379059, complement)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	17	NC_000017.10 (39669997..39675142, complement)

Chromosome 17 - NC_000017.11 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
BioProject: PRJNA270632
Publication: PMID 26076956
Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Upregulation of keratin 15 is required for varicella-zoster virus replication in keratinocytes and is attenuated in the live attenuated vOka vaccine strain.
Title: Upregulation of keratin 15 is required for varicella-zoster virus replication in keratinocytes and is attenuated in the live attenuated vOka vaccine strain.
Tumor keratin 15 expression links with less extent of invasion and better prognosis in papillary thyroid cancer patients receiving tumor resection.
Title: Tumor keratin 15 expression links with less extent of invasion and better prognosis in papillary thyroid cancer patients receiving tumor resection.
Upregulated keratin 15 links to the occurrence of lymphovascular invasion, stromal cervical invasion as well as unfavorable survival profile in endometrial cancer patients.
Title: Upregulated keratin 15 links to the occurrence of lymphovascular invasion, stromal cervical invasion as well as unfavorable survival profile in endometrial cancer patients.
KRT15 promotes colorectal cancer cell migration and invasion through beta-catenin/MMP-7 signaling pathway.
Title: KRT15 promotes colorectal cancer cell migration and invasion through β-catenin/MMP-7 signaling pathway.
KRT 15 as a prognostic biomarker is highly expressed in esophageal carcinoma.
Title: KRT 15 as a prognostic biomarker is highly expressed in esophageal carcinoma.
Potential regulatory SNPs in the ATXN7L3B and KRT15 genes are associated with gender-specific colorectal cancer risk.
Title: Potential regulatory SNPs in the ATXN7L3B and KRT15 genes are associated with gender-specific colorectal cancer risk.
KRT15 overexpression predicts poor prognosis in colorectal cancer.
Title: KRT15 overexpression predicts poor prognosis in colorectal cancer.
BerEP4 differentiates between microcystic adnexal carcinoma and morpheaform basal cell carcinoma.
Title: The immunohistochemical differential diagnosis of microcystic adnexal carcinoma, desmoplastic trichoepithelioma and morpheaform basal cell carcinoma using BerEP4 and stem cell markers.
The protein CK15 can be used for the differential diagnosis between high-grade dysplasia and oral epithelial malignancy at the stage of carcinoma in situ and squamous cell carcinoma.
Title: Immunohistochemical study of Ki-67, PHH3, and CK15 protein expression in oral epithelial malignancy.
Underexpression of CK15 is associated with Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinomas.
Title: Cytokeratin 15 is an Effective Indicator for Progression and Malignancy of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinomas.

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Phenotypes

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Variation

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

SHGC-12347 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:57368

Krt15 (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:474754

D11S3114 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:152207

SHGC-79605 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:104592

RH17477 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:48796

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables scaffold protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables structural constituent of cytoskeleton	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in epidermis development	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info	PubMed
involved_in epithelial cell differentiation	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in intermediate filament organization	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
is_active_in cytoskeleton	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in cytosol	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info
located_in extracellular exosome	HDA more info	PubMed
located_in intermediate filament	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in nucleus	HDA more info	PubMed

General protein information

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Preferred Names: keratin, type I cytoskeletal 15

Names: CK-15; cytokeratin 15; keratin 15, type I; keratin-15, basic; keratin-15, beta; type I cytoskeletal 15

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

Genomic

NG_012284.2 RefSeqGene

Range

5000..10145

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_002275.4 → NP_002266.3 keratin, type I cytoskeletal 15

Status: REVIEWED

Source sequence(s)

AC019349

Consensus CDS

CCDS11398.1

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

B3KQY1, B3KRA2, E0CX14, P19012, Q53XV8, Q9BUG4

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

B3KVF5

Related

ENSP00000254043.3, ENST00000254043.8

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam00038
Location:104 → 416

Filament; Intermediate filament protein

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

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Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

NC_000017.11 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Range

41513745..41518890 complement

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mRNA and Protein(s)

XM_011524784.4 → XP_011523086.1 keratin, type I cytoskeletal 15 isoform X1

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

B3KVF5

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam00038
Location:104 → 423

Filament; Intermediate filament protein
XM_017024614.3 → XP_016880103.1 keratin, type I cytoskeletal 15 isoform X2

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

B3KVF5

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam00038
Location:104 → 423

Filament; Intermediate filament protein

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

NC_060941.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Range

42369289..42379059 complement

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mRNA and Protein(s)

XM_054316023.1 → XP_054171998.1 keratin, type I cytoskeletal 15 isoform X3

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

B3KVF5
XM_054316022.1 → XP_054171997.1 keratin, type I cytoskeletal 15 isoform X1

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

B3KVF5
XM_054316024.1 → XP_054171999.1 keratin, type I cytoskeletal 15 isoform X2

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

B3KVF5