Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
3852
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Keratin 5
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
KRT5
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
CK5, DDD, DDD1, EBS1, EBS2, EBS2A, EBS2B, EBS2C, EBS2D, EBS2E, EBS2F, K5, KRT5A
Disease Acronyms (UniProt) Disease acronyms from UniProt database
DDD1, EBS2A, EBS2B, EBS2C, EBS2D, EBS2E, EBS2F
Chromosome Chromosome number
12
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
12q13.13
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. The type II cytokeratins consist of basic or neutral proteins which are arranged in pairs of heterotypic keratin chains coexpressed during differentiation of simple and stratified ep
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs57348201 T>A,G Not-provided, pathogenic Missense variant, stop gained, coding sequence variant
rs57499817 G>A Not-provided, pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs57599352 A>G Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs57890479 G>A Not-provided, pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs58058996 A>C,T Likely-pathogenic, pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT000221 hsa-miR-196a-5p Review 20026422
MIRT003353 hsa-miR-196b-5p Review 20026422
MIRT000221 hsa-miR-196a-5p Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR 19342367
MIRT017843 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
MIRT732780 hsa-let-7a-5p Luciferase reporter assay, Western blotting 32965722
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
BRCA1 Unknown 16241993;19882246
SP1 Activation 12024040
TFAP2A Activation 12024040
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005200 Function Structural constituent of cytoskeleton TAS 7520042
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 10727209, 10852826, 15671067, 15731013, 22705788, 25416956, 32296183
GO:0005634 Component Nucleus HDA 21630459
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IDA 22170488
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol TAS
Other IDs Other ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
148040 6442 ENSG00000186081
Protein
UniProt ID P13647
Protein name Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 5 (58 kDa cytokeratin) (Cytokeratin-5) (CK-5) (Keratin-5) (K5) (Type-II keratin Kb5)
Protein function Required for the formation of keratin intermediate filaments in the basal epidermis and maintenance of the skin barrier in response to mechanical stress (By similarity). Regulates the recruitment of Langerhans cells to the epidermis, potentially
PDB 3TNU , 6JFV
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF16208 Keratin_2_head 16 164 Keratin type II head Family
PF00038 Filament 167 480 Intermediate filament protein Coiled-coil
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in corneal epithelium (at protein level) (PubMed:26758872). Expressed in keratinocytes (at protein level) (PubMed:20128788, PubMed:31302245). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20128788, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26758872, ECO:0000269|PubMed:31302
Sequence
Sequence length 590
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Type I hemidesmosome assembly
Keratinization
Formation of the cornified envelope
Associated diseases Disease information provided by ClinVar, GenCC, and GWAS databases.
Causal
Disease term Disease name dbSNP ID References
Adenocarcinoma Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma rs121913530, rs886039394, rs121913474 16762588
Basal cell neoplasm Basal Cell Neoplasm, Basal Cell Cancer rs587776578, rs587776579, rs2117956624, rs2118419579, rs2118365442, rs2118041703, rs2136689212, rs2118336503, rs1587692888, rs267606984, rs878853849, rs1554695110, rs1064793921, rs1588605348, rs1588568813 25855136, 27539887, 31174203
Breast cancer Malignant neoplasm of breast rs587776547, rs1137887, rs137853007, rs587776650, rs80359351, rs80359714, rs121917783, rs104886456, rs121964878, rs80359874, rs80357868, rs80357508, rs387906843, rs80357569, rs80358158
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25330770
Breast carcinoma Breast Carcinoma rs80359671, rs11540652, rs28934575, rs28897672, rs137886232, rs193922376, rs80357783, rs80359306, rs80359405, rs80359507, rs80359598, rs80358429, rs397507683, rs397515636, rs80359451
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25330770
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Ptosis Blepharoptosis, Ptosis ClinVar
Epidermolysis Bullosa Simplex epidermolysis bullosa simplex 1A, generalized severe, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 1B, generalized intermediate, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2F, with mottled pigmentation, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 1C, localized, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 1D, generalized, intermediate or severe, autosomal recessive, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2E, with migratory circinate erythema, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2B, generalized intermediate, epidermolysis bullosa simplex 2d, generalized, intermediate or severe, autosomal recessive GenCC
Dowling-Degos Disease Dowling-Degos disease GenCC
Neuroblastoma Neuroblastoma Loss of SNAI2 function reduces self-renewal, 3D invasion as well as metastatic spread in vivo, while strongly sensitizing neuroblastoma cells to RA-induced growth inhibition. GWAS, CBGDA
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
AA amyloidosis Associate 23234252, 32861330
Achalasia Addisonianism Alacrimia syndrome Associate 22431556
Adenocarcinoma Associate 20068475, 22623086, 31880186, 35093316
Adenocarcinoma Mucinous Associate 21699710
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 25337222, 31854219, 32360590
Adenolymphoma Associate 22990554
Adenoma Associate 22623086
Adenomatoid Tumor Associate 19543245
Aicardi Syndrome Associate 21577319
Airway Obstruction Associate 19529775