KRT38 keratin 38 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: KRT38provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: keratin 38provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:6456
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000171360 MIM:604542; AllianceGenome:HGNC:6456
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: HA8; hHa8; KRTHA8
Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. As a type I hair keratin, it is an acidic protein which heterodimerizes with type II keratins to form hair and nails. The type I hair keratins are clustered in a region of chromosome 17q12-q21 and have the same direction of transcription. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Expression: Low expression observed in reference dataset See more
Orthologs: all
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Genomic context

Location:: 17q21.2

Exon count:: 7

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	17	NC_000017.11 (41436154..41440983, complement)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	17	NC_060941.1 (42291709..42296538, complement)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	17	NC_000017.10 (39592406..39597235, 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?

Observational study of gene-disease association. (HuGE Navigator)
Title: Keratin 8 Y54H and G62C mutations are not associated with inflammatory bowel disease.

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Phenotypes

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Find tests for this gene in the NIH Genetic Testing Registry (GTR)

Review eQTL and phenotype association data in this region using PheGenI

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

KRTHA8__6362 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:464030

NoName (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:483751

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables structural molecule activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
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

General protein information

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Preferred Names: keratin, type I cuticular Ha8

Names: K38; hair keratin, type I Ha8; keratin 38, type I; keratin, hair, acidic, 8

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.