Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 121391
Gene name Keratin 74
Gene symbol KRT74
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
ADWHECTD7HTSS2HYPT3K6IRS4KRT5CKRT6IRS4
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12q13.13
Summary Keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into epithelial keratins and hair keratins. This protein belongs to a family of keratins that are specifically expressed in the inn
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs147962513 A>G Benign, pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs267607205 G>A,C,T Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, synonymous variant, coding sequence variant
rs267607477 C>T Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs267607478 C>T Pathogenic, not-provided Splice acceptor variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT642686 hsa-miR-224-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT642685 hsa-miR-1306-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT642684 hsa-miR-3691-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT642683 hsa-miR-877-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT642682 hsa-miR-4778-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 32296183
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IDA 20346438
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol IEA
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol TAS
GO:0005882 Component Intermediate filament IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
608248 28929 ENSG00000170484
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q7RTS7
Protein name Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 74 (Cytokeratin-74) (CK-74) (Keratin-5c) (K5C) (Keratin-74) (K74) (Type II inner root sheath-specific keratin-K6irs4) (Type-II keratin Kb37)
Protein function Has a role in hair formation. Specific component of keratin intermediate filaments in the inner root sheath (IRS) of the hair follicle (Probable).
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF16208 Keratin_2_head 2 136 Keratin type II head Family
PF00038 Filament 139 452 Intermediate filament protein Coiled-coil
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in hair follicles from scalp. In hair, it is specifically present in the inner root sheath (IRS) of the hair follicle. Present in the IRS Huxley layer, but not in Henle layer or cuticle of the IRS. In the IRS Huxley la
Sequence
Sequence length 529
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Keratinization
Formation of the cornified envelope
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Autosomal dominant wooly hair Pathogenic rs267607205, rs267607478 RCV000002564
RCV000023696
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Hypotrichosis 3 Pathogenic rs267607477 RCV000023697
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
ANDROGENETIC ALOPECIA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTOSOMAL DOMINANT FAMILIAL WOOLY HAIR Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Ectodermal dysplasia 4, hair/nail type Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Ectodermal dysplasia 7, hair/nail type Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; Uncertain significance ClinVar
CTD, ClinVar, Disgenet, HPO
CTD, ClinVar, Disgenet, HPO
CTD, ClinVar, Disgenet, HPO
CTD, ClinVar, Disgenet, HPO
★★★☆☆
Reported in Unknown/Other Associations (≥2 sources)
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Alopecia Alopecia BEFREE 21188418
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Alopecia Alopecia HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Cataract Cataract HPO_DG
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Ectodermal Dysplasia Ectodermal Dysplasia BEFREE 24714551
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA 7, HAIR/NAIL TYPE Ectodermal dysplasia GENOMICS_ENGLAND_DG 24714551
★★★☆☆
Reported in Unknown/Other Associations (≥2 sources)
ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA 7, HAIR/NAIL TYPE Ectodermal dysplasia UNIPROT_DG 24714551
★★★☆☆
Reported in Unknown/Other Associations (≥2 sources)
ECTODERMAL DYSPLASIA 7, HAIR/NAIL TYPE Ectodermal dysplasia CTD_human_DG
★★★☆☆
Reported in Unknown/Other Associations (≥2 sources)
Ectodermal Dysplasia, Pure Hair-Nail Type Ectodermal Dysplasia ORPHANET_DG 24714551
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Hair Diseases Hair Diseases BEFREE 21188418
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Hypotrichosis Hypotrichosis HPO_DG
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations