Incidental Mutation 'R6875:Krt8'
ID 536398
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 044971-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R6875 (G1)
Quality Score 225.009
Status Validated
Chromosome 15
Chromosomal Location 101905146-101912777 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) C to T at 101906343 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Alanine to Threonine at position 389 (A389T)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000023952 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000023952]
AlphaFold P11679
Predicted Effect probably benign
Transcript: ENSMUST00000023952
AA Change: A389T

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.440 (Sensitivity: 0.89; Specificity: 0.90)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000023952
Gene: ENSMUSG00000049382
AA Change: A389T

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: 100.0%
  • 3x: 99.9%
  • 10x: 99.5%
  • 20x: 98.2%
Validation Efficiency 98% (58/59)
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: 59 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
6030458C11Rik T C 15: 12,812,154 (GRCm39) H270R probably damaging Het
Abcb1a T C 5: 8,751,628 (GRCm39) I336T probably benign Het
Adam19 T A 11: 46,003,702 (GRCm39) F177I probably benign Het
Ankrd53 T C 6: 83,745,155 (GRCm39) V455A probably damaging Het
Arrdc1 A G 2: 24,815,677 (GRCm39) S415P probably benign Het
Atp10a T C 7: 58,447,100 (GRCm39) L614P probably benign Het
Catsper1 G T 19: 5,393,991 (GRCm39) V668F probably damaging Het
Cluh T A 11: 74,552,744 (GRCm39) D596E probably damaging Het
Cnot10 A G 9: 114,444,175 (GRCm39) S407P probably benign Het
Commd6 T C 14: 101,871,786 (GRCm39) T86A probably damaging Het
D5Ertd579e A T 5: 36,762,001 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Eif3l A G 15: 78,969,760 (GRCm39) D252G probably damaging Het
Epha2 A T 4: 141,055,779 (GRCm39) S962C probably damaging Het
Fcho1 C A 8: 72,167,069 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Fgf23 G T 6: 127,050,179 (GRCm39) G63C probably damaging Het
Flnc A T 6: 29,445,748 (GRCm39) Y834F probably damaging Het
Gcn1 T C 5: 115,726,169 (GRCm39) L608P probably damaging Het
Hdac5 T A 11: 102,093,102 (GRCm39) E545V probably damaging Het
Hecw2 A T 1: 53,976,291 (GRCm39) M166K probably benign Het
Ikbkb T C 8: 23,155,909 (GRCm39) D586G probably damaging Het
Il36g G C 2: 24,078,633 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ipo13 A T 4: 117,762,108 (GRCm39) I422N possibly damaging Het
Iqgap3 GGAGAG GGAG 3: 88,020,078 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Kat6a G A 8: 23,422,377 (GRCm39) A896T probably benign Het
Kif28 A G 1: 179,563,559 (GRCm39) I139T probably damaging Het
Klhl25 A G 7: 75,516,090 (GRCm39) E332G probably damaging Het
Msrb3 T C 10: 120,620,011 (GRCm39) S175G probably benign Het
Muc5ac C T 7: 141,363,481 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Myo10 T C 15: 25,805,745 (GRCm39) Y1709H probably benign Het
Nckap5 A G 1: 125,950,931 (GRCm39) S1519P probably benign Het
Npnt T A 3: 132,615,671 (GRCm39) D124V probably damaging Het
Nr1d1 A T 11: 98,661,662 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Ogdh A G 11: 6,290,477 (GRCm39) Y365C probably benign Het
Or4f56 A T 2: 111,703,306 (GRCm39) I298N possibly damaging Het
Phf21b A T 15: 84,671,647 (GRCm39) C416S probably damaging Het
Prpsap1 A G 11: 116,362,264 (GRCm39) S373P probably damaging Het
Qrfprl A T 6: 65,433,320 (GRCm39) N380I probably benign Het
Rab28 T C 5: 41,860,877 (GRCm39) T26A probably damaging Het
Rbbp8nl A G 2: 179,921,019 (GRCm39) I455T probably benign Het
Rnft2 G A 5: 118,366,883 (GRCm39) A285V possibly damaging Het
Rrp36 G T 17: 46,983,297 (GRCm39) Q106K probably benign Het
Rsf1 CG CGACGGCGGAG 7: 97,229,115 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Runx2 G A 17: 45,125,079 (GRCm39) P80L probably damaging Het
Scn5a A G 9: 119,315,710 (GRCm39) L1666P probably damaging Het
Siglecf A C 7: 43,004,624 (GRCm39) T318P probably benign Het
Slc22a1 C T 17: 12,886,192 (GRCm39) W147* probably null Het
Smchd1 T C 17: 71,660,501 (GRCm39) I1868V probably damaging Het
Snx21 A G 2: 164,633,822 (GRCm39) S203G probably damaging Het
Srl T C 16: 4,300,695 (GRCm39) K792R probably benign Het
Srrt A G 5: 137,296,935 (GRCm39) F100S probably benign Het
Stard9 G T 2: 120,527,917 (GRCm39) M1391I probably benign Het
Syne2 A G 12: 76,082,404 (GRCm39) E119G probably damaging Het
Syt11 G T 3: 88,669,462 (GRCm39) S143R possibly damaging Het
Tiparp T A 3: 65,439,063 (GRCm39) H126Q probably benign Het
Tulp2 C A 7: 45,168,038 (GRCm39) T150K probably benign Het
Ugt2b37 T A 5: 87,390,288 (GRCm39) Y386F probably benign Het
Usp31 C T 7: 121,248,863 (GRCm39) W860* probably null Het
Zfp317 A G 9: 19,554,961 (GRCm39) R30G probably damaging Het
Zfp709 C A 8: 72,642,851 (GRCm39) N93K 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
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
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
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'- GAATGCTCATGTTCTGCATCCC -3'
(R):5'- TATGTCTCCTTCCCCACAGAGG -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AGCCTGTAACCAGATGCGTG -3'
(R):5'- CCACAGAGGGCATCGTTG -3'
Posted On 2018-10-18