Incidental Mutation 'R0531:Krt8'
ID 49189
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 038723-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R0531 (G1)
Quality Score 155
Status Validated
Chromosome 15
Chromosomal Location 101905146-101912777 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to A at 101909883 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Methionine to Leucine at position 174 (M174L)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000023952 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000023952]
AlphaFold P11679
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000023952
AA Change: M174L

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.115 (Sensitivity: 0.93; Specificity: 0.86)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000023952
Gene: ENSMUSG00000049382
AA Change: M174L

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
Predicted Effect noncoding transcript
Transcript: ENSMUST00000230247
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.1040 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.2%
  • 3x: 98.5%
  • 10x: 96.8%
  • 20x: 94.3%
Validation Efficiency 100% (69/69)
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: 73 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
4930590J08Rik A G 6: 91,892,127 (GRCm39) N130D probably benign Het
Acot6 C A 12: 84,148,075 (GRCm39) D110E probably benign Het
Agrn T A 4: 156,263,891 (GRCm39) N124I probably benign Het
Astn1 G T 1: 158,427,959 (GRCm39) G710V probably damaging Het
Bcar3 T C 3: 122,220,148 (GRCm39) V15A probably benign Het
Best3 T C 10: 116,840,280 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Bltp1 T A 3: 37,090,974 (GRCm39) I743N probably damaging Het
Cenpa T C 5: 30,829,837 (GRCm39) F39L possibly damaging Het
Cfap44 A T 16: 44,221,789 (GRCm39) M1L probably benign Het
Chrnd A G 1: 87,122,541 (GRCm39) I107M probably damaging Het
Col11a2 A G 17: 34,277,351 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Dnah10 G A 5: 124,889,787 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Entpd8 A G 2: 24,974,781 (GRCm39) Y404C probably damaging Het
Fam118a T C 15: 84,932,633 (GRCm39) I125T possibly damaging Het
Fam161a G A 11: 22,970,298 (GRCm39) E159K possibly damaging Het
Fkbp5 A T 17: 28,657,003 (GRCm39) H71Q probably benign Het
Frem2 A T 3: 53,427,375 (GRCm39) Y2926N probably damaging Het
Gap43 A T 16: 42,112,691 (GRCm39) D23E probably damaging Het
Glt8d1 T C 14: 30,728,461 (GRCm39) F3S probably benign Het
Gm11555 C T 11: 99,540,844 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gtpbp1 G A 15: 79,604,292 (GRCm39) G667S probably damaging Het
H2-T24 A C 17: 36,326,463 (GRCm39) S145R probably benign Het
Inpp5b A T 4: 124,689,249 (GRCm39) N843I probably damaging Het
Jak3 C T 8: 72,139,620 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ktn1 C T 14: 47,901,398 (GRCm39) T52I probably damaging Het
Lrp4 T C 2: 91,305,523 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nefh G A 11: 4,890,240 (GRCm39) A793V probably damaging Het
Niban1 T C 1: 151,593,835 (GRCm39) V840A probably benign Het
Notch1 A G 2: 26,356,584 (GRCm39) S1678P probably benign Het
Notch2 C T 3: 98,009,767 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nrxn3 T C 12: 88,762,112 (GRCm39) F53S probably damaging Het
Or10d4c A G 9: 39,558,168 (GRCm39) T49A probably benign Het
Or2ab1 A G 11: 58,488,674 (GRCm39) I151V probably benign Het
Or5ac25 T A 16: 59,182,171 (GRCm39) N137Y probably damaging Het
Or6z5 A T 7: 6,477,234 (GRCm39) I42F possibly damaging Het
Or8g17 G T 9: 38,930,472 (GRCm39) R122S probably damaging Het
Or9i16 C T 19: 13,865,116 (GRCm39) V153I possibly damaging Het
Pak4 T A 7: 28,267,479 (GRCm39) I62F possibly damaging Het
Pcdhb12 T A 18: 37,570,371 (GRCm39) F506I probably damaging Het
Per1 A T 11: 68,995,016 (GRCm39) D632V probably damaging Het
Plec A G 15: 76,061,498 (GRCm39) M2678T probably benign Het
Plg A G 17: 12,630,334 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Prmt1 A T 7: 44,627,048 (GRCm39) S304R probably damaging Het
Prr27 T C 5: 87,990,537 (GRCm39) F50L probably benign Het
Prune2 T C 19: 16,984,117 (GRCm39) L159P probably damaging Het
Ptpn12 A T 5: 21,203,481 (GRCm39) N432K possibly damaging Het
Rfwd3 A G 8: 112,020,621 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Rims2 A T 15: 39,430,426 (GRCm39) D1170V probably damaging Het
Sag T C 1: 87,762,351 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Sall4 C T 2: 168,598,256 (GRCm39) A195T probably benign Het
Sbf2 G A 7: 109,966,530 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Scaper A T 9: 55,517,158 (GRCm39) D599E possibly damaging Het
Sema7a G A 9: 57,867,876 (GRCm39) S484N possibly damaging Het
Senp1 A G 15: 97,962,761 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Senp6 A G 9: 80,031,166 (GRCm39) T623A probably damaging Het
Siae A G 9: 37,539,090 (GRCm39) D95G probably benign Het
Slc26a2 T C 18: 61,331,451 (GRCm39) D660G probably damaging Het
Slc3a1 T C 17: 85,336,077 (GRCm39) F73S possibly damaging Het
Slfn5 A T 11: 82,851,866 (GRCm39) Q664L probably damaging Het
Spire1 T C 18: 67,624,375 (GRCm39) I512V probably damaging Het
Srpra A G 9: 35,124,797 (GRCm39) T133A probably benign Het
Stag1 A G 9: 100,836,300 (GRCm39) *175W probably null Het
Stk32c C A 7: 138,700,636 (GRCm39) V316F probably damaging Het
Tekt1 A C 11: 72,236,420 (GRCm39) N347K possibly damaging Het
Tmem81 C G 1: 132,435,567 (GRCm39) I124M probably damaging Het
Tnpo2 T A 8: 85,776,786 (GRCm39) C498S probably damaging Het
Tra2b G A 16: 22,065,955 (GRCm39) R281* probably null Het
Ubr5 A T 15: 37,991,588 (GRCm39) I1985N probably benign Het
Ush2a T G 1: 188,175,378 (GRCm39) S1159A probably benign Het
Vmn1r15 C T 6: 57,235,236 (GRCm39) P35S probably benign Het
Vmn1r6 A T 6: 56,979,583 (GRCm39) I60L probably benign Het
Vps8 A G 16: 21,278,561 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Xkr7 T C 2: 152,874,272 (GRCm39) V113A possibly damaging 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
R1451:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,264 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
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'- ACCCAACCTTATGCTCAGCCAGTG -3'
(R):5'- TCCTGGAGCAGCAGAACAAGATGC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- caatcctcctgcctctgtc -3'
(R):5'- CTGGAGACCAAGTGGAGCC -3'
Posted On 2013-06-12