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 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
Autosomal dominant wooly hair Pathogenic rs267607205, rs267607478 RCV000002564
RCV000023696
Hypotrichosis 3 Pathogenic rs267607477 RCV000023697
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Ectodermal dysplasia 4, hair/nail type Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity rs147962513 RCV000128478
Ectodermal dysplasia 7, hair/nail type Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; Uncertain significance rs147962513, rs148260181 RCV000128640
RCV005399114
KRT74-related disorder Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity; Benign; Likely benign; Uncertain significance rs147962513, rs143856828, rs114682029, rs571223121, rs201094419, rs560061785, rs868619275, rs139723680, rs142401177, rs114132371, rs148173615, rs144445159, rs149972815 RCV003925086
RCV003916564
RCV003943556
RCV003929604
RCV003934525
RCV003981793
RCV003964737
RCV003978208
RCV003918475
RCV003910435
RCV003932875
RCV003932876
RCV003950841
Malignant tumor of esophagus Benign rs3858633 RCV005915573
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Hair Diseases Associate 22592156, 32927888
Woolly hair congenital Associate 22592156