Incidental Mutation 'R1451:Krt8'
ID 161692
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Krt8
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000049382
Gene Name keratin 8
Synonyms cytokeratin-8, Card2, Krt2-8, K8, cytokeratin8, cytokeratin 8, EndoA, Krt-2.8
MMRRC Submission 039506-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R1451 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 15
Chromosomal Location 101905146-101912777 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to C at 101907264 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Tyrosine to Cysteine at position 273 (Y273C)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000023952 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000023952]
AlphaFold P11679
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000023952
AA Change: Y273C

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.926 (Sensitivity: 0.81; Specificity: 0.94)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000023952
Gene: ENSMUSG00000049382
AA Change: Y273C

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Keratin_2_head 1 93 9.4e-18 PFAM
Filament 96 407 7.82e-188 SMART
low complexity region 421 438 N/A INTRINSIC
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.9744 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 98.8%
  • 3x: 97.8%
  • 10x: 94.4%
  • 20x: 86.3%
Validation Efficiency 96% (55/57)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] 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]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele show partial background-sensitive embryonic lethality, placental defects, impaired female fertility, abnormal hematopoiesis, diarrhea, colorectal hyperplasia, anorectal prolapse, and high liver sensitivity to toxins, apoptotic stimuli and diet-induced steatosis. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 54 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1700024G13Rik T C 14: 32,098,588 (GRCm39) E83G possibly damaging Het
Abca9 A G 11: 110,018,273 (GRCm39) S1116P probably damaging Het
Abcc12 T A 8: 87,284,322 (GRCm39) T296S probably damaging Het
Adarb2 A G 13: 8,389,657 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Arhgef12 C T 9: 42,903,874 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Asah1 A G 8: 41,807,049 (GRCm39) probably null Het
C1ra A T 6: 124,498,600 (GRCm39) Q431L probably benign Het
C1s2 A T 6: 124,602,453 (GRCm39) I580N probably benign Het
Cacna2d4 C T 6: 119,213,785 (GRCm39) T68I probably benign Het
Car8 A T 4: 8,189,327 (GRCm39) H162Q probably benign Het
Ccdc106 A G 7: 5,062,527 (GRCm39) R116G probably damaging Het
Ccdc136 T A 6: 29,419,376 (GRCm39) N965K probably benign Het
Cd200r3 A G 16: 44,771,910 (GRCm39) E58G possibly damaging Het
Cnksr3 T A 10: 7,076,830 (GRCm39) S121C probably null Het
Cog6 T C 3: 52,916,534 (GRCm39) M212V possibly damaging Het
Ebna1bp2 C A 4: 118,478,269 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Epha1 C A 6: 42,338,385 (GRCm39) M730I probably damaging Het
Fcgbpl1 T C 7: 27,836,582 (GRCm39) F167S probably damaging Het
Fscn2 A T 11: 120,252,848 (GRCm39) E105V probably damaging Het
Gars1 T C 6: 55,030,108 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Itgb4 G T 11: 115,881,710 (GRCm39) G753V probably damaging Het
Kif23 C T 9: 61,832,084 (GRCm39) V634M probably damaging Het
Lgmn A G 12: 102,372,151 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Lrig3 T C 10: 125,845,926 (GRCm39) I785T possibly damaging Het
Lrriq1 A G 10: 103,038,376 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Lta4h A G 10: 93,316,590 (GRCm39) D491G probably damaging Het
Megf10 A T 18: 57,385,931 (GRCm39) S315C probably damaging Het
Mphosph8 C T 14: 56,905,878 (GRCm39) R24C possibly damaging Het
Neurog2 A G 3: 127,427,490 (GRCm39) D38G possibly damaging Het
Or1j11 G T 2: 36,311,877 (GRCm39) A156S probably benign Het
Or2w2 A T 13: 21,758,457 (GRCm39) Y56* probably null Het
Or2z2 C T 11: 58,346,358 (GRCm39) R139H probably benign Het
Or6b3 T A 1: 92,439,517 (GRCm39) I78F possibly damaging Het
Or8b50 A T 9: 38,518,234 (GRCm39) I158F probably benign Het
Or8g50 T A 9: 39,648,612 (GRCm39) V167D probably benign Het
Pcdhb17 A T 18: 37,619,989 (GRCm39) D593V probably damaging Het
Pde2a G T 7: 101,071,198 (GRCm39) E23* probably null Het
Prex2 G A 1: 11,226,483 (GRCm39) V749I probably benign Het
Ptchd4 A G 17: 42,813,809 (GRCm39) Y570C probably damaging Het
Robo3 C T 9: 37,329,007 (GRCm39) R1237K probably benign Het
Slc6a1 C A 6: 114,284,756 (GRCm39) Y87* probably null Het
Snx13 G A 12: 35,128,983 (GRCm39) A34T probably benign Het
Sppl3 T C 5: 115,226,424 (GRCm39) L193P probably damaging Het
Tia1 A T 6: 86,407,321 (GRCm39) Y277F probably benign Het
Tns2 C T 15: 102,017,369 (GRCm39) R281C probably damaging Het
Trappc2l T C 8: 123,342,134 (GRCm39) F127L probably damaging Het
Ushbp1 G T 8: 71,838,663 (GRCm39) Q588K possibly damaging Het
Usp43 T A 11: 67,747,007 (GRCm39) H895L probably benign Het
Vmn1r179 T A 7: 23,628,275 (GRCm39) C155* probably null Het
Vmn2r8 T A 5: 108,945,933 (GRCm39) D558V probably damaging Het
Vps13a T C 19: 16,688,228 (GRCm39) T860A probably benign Het
Vps50 A G 6: 3,565,628 (GRCm39) N522S possibly damaging Het
Zfp180 T C 7: 23,804,643 (GRCm39) F354S probably benign Het
Zgpat A G 2: 181,021,984 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Other mutations in Krt8
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00508:Krt8 APN 15 101,906,460 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL01643:Krt8 APN 15 101,905,508 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.64
IGL01966:Krt8 APN 15 101,906,105 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
IGL02587:Krt8 APN 15 101,907,367 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
IGL03088:Krt8 APN 15 101,909,022 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R0531:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,909,883 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.12
R2258:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,257 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R2348:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,300 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.31
R2566:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,459 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R3796:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4834:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,256 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4965:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,905,386 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R5212:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,402 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.52
R5249:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,875 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R5419:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,912,337 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R5778:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,912,374 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R5997:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,909,029 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R6503:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,369 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.66
R6683:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,439 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R6812:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,414 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6824:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,875 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.50
R6875:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,343 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.44
R7650:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,912,598 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R8047:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,912,406 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R8559:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,909,979 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R8826:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,909,870 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R9146:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,370 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9565:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,912,460 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.26
Z1177:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,870 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CAGGGTCTGCAATTCCTCATACTGC -3'
(R):5'- TGAACAGGGACAGAGCCTTACCAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- TGAAGGCCCCTTTCCAGAC -3'
(R):5'- TTACCACCCACCCCCTG -3'
Posted On 2014-03-14