Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 112802
Gene name Keratin 71
Gene symbol KRT71
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
HYPT13K6IRS1KRT6IRSKRT6IRS1
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 gene encodes a protein that is expressed in the inner root sheath of hair follicle
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs587777545 A>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT017338 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT1101418 hsa-miR-1 CLIP-seq
MIRT1101419 hsa-miR-1293 CLIP-seq
MIRT1101420 hsa-miR-206 CLIP-seq
MIRT1101421 hsa-miR-3192 CLIP-seq
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 25416956, 32296183
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IEA
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol IEA
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol TAS
GO:0005856 Component Cytoskeleton IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
608245 28927 ENSG00000139648
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q3SY84
Protein name Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 71 (Cytokeratin-71) (CK-71) (Keratin-71) (K71) (Type II inner root sheath-specific keratin-K6irs1) (Keratin 6 irs) (hK6irs) (hK6irs1) (Type-II keratin Kb34)
Protein function Plays a central role in hair formation. Essential component of keratin intermediate filaments in the inner root sheath (IRS) of the hair follicle.
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF16208 Keratin_2_head 55 126 Keratin type II head Family
PF00038 Filament 129 442 Intermediate filament protein Coiled-coil
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in hair follicles from scalp. Specifically expressed in the inner root sheath (IRS) of the hair follicle. Present in the all 3 IRS layers: the cuticle, the Henle and the Huxley layers. Also detected in the pseudopods o
Sequence
Sequence length 523
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 categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Hypotrichosis 13 Pathogenic rs587777545 RCV000128639
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
KRT71-related disorder Benign; Likely benign; Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs603193, rs74095123, rs140706935, rs141534890, rs142303164, rs1939107193, rs140307648, rs144494659, rs144618122, rs35988863, rs34468387, rs150338222 RCV003978730
RCV003970948
RCV003936530
RCV003926502
RCV003906341
RCV003899201
RCV003914046
RCV003935913
RCV003903221
RCV003926102
RCV003936083
RCV003958319
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Hair Diseases Associate 22592156, 22971920, 40282419
Hypotrichosis Associate 22592156, 22971920
Loose Anagen Hair Syndrome Associate 40282419
Neoplastic Syndromes Hereditary Associate 22592156
Prediabetic State Associate 35971929
Woolly hair congenital Associate 22592156, 22971920