KRT81 keratin 81 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: KRT81provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: keratin 81provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:6458
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000205426 MIM:602153; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6458
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: HB1; K81; Hb-1; KRTHB1; MLN137; ghHkb1; hHAKB2-1
Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. As a type II hair keratin, it is a basic protein which heterodimerizes with type I keratins to form hair and nails. The type II hair keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 12q13 and are grouped into two distinct subfamilies based on structure similarity. One subfamily, consisting of KRTHB1, KRTHB3, and KRTHB6, is highly related. The other less-related subfamily includes KRTHB2, KRTHB4, and KRTHB5. All hair keratins are expressed in the hair follicle; this hair keratin, as well as KRTHB3 and KRTHB6, is found primarily in the hair cortex. Mutations in this gene and KRTHB6 have been observed in patients with a rare dominant hair disease, monilethrix. Some human genome assemblies (example T2T-CHM13) have a non-coding version of the gene due to the presence of a SNP that introduces a premature stop codon after codon 281. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2024]
Annotation information: Note: Genetic polymorphisms result in both protein coding and non-coding alleles of this gene.
Expression: Biased expression in placenta (RPKM 1.1), salivary gland (RPKM 0.5) and 13 other tissues See more
Orthologs: all
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Genomic context

Location:: 12q13.13

Exon count:: 9

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	12	NC_000012.12 (52285913..52291534, complement)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	12	NC_060936.1 (52249832..52255457, complement)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	12	NC_000012.11 (52679697..52685318, complement)

Chromosome 12 - NC_000012.12 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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Ectopic Expression of a Truncated Isoform of Hair Keratin 81 in Breast Cancer Alters Biophysical Characteristics to Promote Metastatic Propensity.
Title: Ectopic Expression of a Truncated Isoform of Hair Keratin 81 in Breast Cancer Alters Biophysical Characteristics to Promote Metastatic Propensity.
KRT81 Knockdown Inhibits Malignant Progression of Melanoma Through Regulating Interleukin-8.
Title: KRT81 Knockdown Inhibits Malignant Progression of Melanoma Through Regulating Interleukin-8.
A Polymorphism at the microRNA Binding Site in the 3' Untranslated Region of KRT81 Is Associated with Breast Cancer.
Title: A Polymorphism at the microRNA Binding Site in the 3' Untranslated Region of KRT81 Is Associated with Breast Cancer.
analysis of KRT81 and HNF1A expression by IHC is a reliable way to identify biologically relevant subtypes of PDAC that could easily be integrated into common pathologic practice.
Title: Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Subtyping Using the Biomarkers Hepatocyte Nuclear Factor-1A and Cytokeratin-81 Correlates with Outcome and Treatment Response.
Results show that full size KRT81 is expressed in normal breast epithelial cells and breast cancer cells, and indicate that KRT81 contributes to the migration and invasion of breast cancer cells.
Title: Hair keratin KRT81 is expressed in normal and breast cancer cells and contributes to their invasiveness.
The analysis of the KRT81rs3660G>C polymorphism may be useful to identify non-small cell lung cancer patients at high risk of a poor disease outcome.
Title: A genetic variation in microRNA target site of KRT81 gene is associated with survival in early-stage non-small-cell lung cancer.
Novel mutations causing monilethrix are reported in KRT81, KRT83, and KRT86.
Title: Novel KRT83 and KRT86 mutations associated with monilethrix.
MiRNA-related single nucleotide polymorphism sites of KRT81 is associated with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Title: A miR-SNP of the KRT81 gene is associated with the prognosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Overall survival was significantly longer in multiple myeloma patients with KRT81 rs3660 C/C variant
Title: Impact of MiRSNPs on survival and progression in patients with multiple myeloma undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation.
KRT81 has emerged as a promising immunohistochemical marker for the identification of squamous cell lung carcinoma
Title: A dual role for KRT81: a miR-SNP associated with recurrence in non-small-cell lung cancer and a novel marker of squamous cell lung carcinoma.

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Phenotypes

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Associated conditions

Description	Tests
Beaded hair MedGen: C0546966 OMIM: 158000 GeneReviews: Not available	Compare labs

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

RH121971 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:95009

G64252 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:166972

RH98291 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:90714

RH17914 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:28814

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables structural constituent of skin epidermis	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in intermediate filament organization	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in keratinization	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in cytosol	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info
located_in extracellular space	HDA more info	PubMed
is_active_in keratin filament	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: keratin, type II cuticular Hb1

Names: hair keratin K2.9; hard keratin, type II, 1; keratin 81, type II; keratin, hair, basic, 1; metastatic lymph node 137 gene protein; type II hair keratin Hb1; type-II keratin Kb21

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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