Incidental Mutation 'R6503:Krt8'
ID 519855
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 044635-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R6503 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Not validated
Chromosome 15
Chromosomal Location 101905146-101912777 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) T to A at 101906369 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Tyrosine to Phenylalanine at position 380 (Y380F)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000023952 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000023952]
AlphaFold P11679
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000023952
AA Change: Y380F

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.656 (Sensitivity: 0.87; Specificity: 0.91)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000023952
Gene: ENSMUSG00000049382
AA Change: Y380F

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
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.9%
  • 3x: 99.6%
  • 10x: 98.3%
  • 20x: 95.4%
Validation Efficiency
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: 24 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
Acan G T 7: 78,747,580 (GRCm39) A784S probably benign Het
Anxa4 A G 6: 86,721,649 (GRCm39) S204P probably damaging Het
Arhgef7 A G 8: 11,883,054 (GRCm39) N625D possibly damaging Het
Cage1 G A 13: 38,209,425 (GRCm39) T78I possibly damaging Het
Dnaaf2 A T 12: 69,244,285 (GRCm39) C259S probably benign Het
Enah C T 1: 181,746,076 (GRCm39) G402R probably damaging Het
Epha6 T A 16: 60,025,984 (GRCm39) H486L possibly damaging Het
Fat4 A G 3: 39,036,406 (GRCm39) M3353V probably benign Het
Gulp1 A T 1: 44,812,540 (GRCm39) Q170L probably damaging Het
Jag1 C T 2: 136,943,549 (GRCm39) G216S probably damaging Het
Mettl18 T C 1: 163,824,687 (GRCm39) V336A possibly damaging Het
Ntmt2 T A 1: 163,531,715 (GRCm39) D146V probably damaging Het
Oas1e T C 5: 120,926,042 (GRCm39) D342G probably benign Het
Or4a75 A G 2: 89,447,922 (GRCm39) S205P possibly damaging Het
Parp10 G A 15: 76,126,684 (GRCm39) R195C probably damaging Het
Pcdha1 G A 18: 37,064,724 (GRCm39) V463M probably damaging Het
Prb1c C A 6: 132,338,655 (GRCm39) G188* probably null Het
Rb1 T C 14: 73,443,320 (GRCm39) I778V probably benign Het
Sacs T A 14: 61,448,810 (GRCm39) S3619T probably benign Het
St18 A T 1: 6,865,621 (GRCm39) D33V probably damaging Het
Stag3 T C 5: 138,302,682 (GRCm39) S1014P probably damaging Het
Syngap1 A G 17: 27,163,658 (GRCm39) D40G probably benign Het
Thap1 CAGCATCTGCTCGGAGCA CAGCA 8: 26,650,884 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Tmem131l A G 3: 83,848,251 (GRCm39) S300P 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
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
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'- GCTCATGTTCTGCATCCCAG -3'
(R):5'- CCTGGGTGCTCATATGTCTC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AGCCTGTAACCAGATGCGTG -3'
(R):5'- ATATGTCTCCTTCCCCACAGAGG -3'
Posted On 2018-06-06