Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 3853
Gene name Keratin 6A
Gene symbol KRT6A
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CK-6CCK-6ECK6ACK6CCK6DK6AK6CK6DKRT6CKRT6DPC3
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12q13.13
Summary 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.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs28933087 A>C,G Not-provided, pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs57052654 A>C,G Not-provided, pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs57448541 G>A Pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs57629991 A>C,T Not-provided, pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs58556099 T>C,G Not-provided, pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT1101377 hsa-miR-3128 CLIP-seq
MIRT1101378 hsa-miR-331-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT1101379 hsa-miR-4438 CLIP-seq
MIRT1101380 hsa-miR-4756-3p CLIP-seq
MIRT1101381 hsa-miR-4766-5p 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:0002009 Process Morphogenesis of an epithelium ISS
GO:0005200 Function Structural constituent of cytoskeleton NAS 7543104
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 15731013, 16189514, 25416956, 25910212, 26871637, 29892012, 31515488, 32296183, 32814053
GO:0005634 Component Nucleus HDA 21630459
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
148041 6443 ENSG00000205420
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P02538
Protein name Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 6A (Cytokeratin-6A) (CK-6A) (Cytokeratin-6D) (CK-6D) (Keratin-6A) (K6A) (Type-II keratin Kb6) (allergen Hom s 5)
Protein function Epidermis-specific type I keratin involved in wound healing. Involved in the activation of follicular keratinocytes after wounding, while it does not play a major role in keratinocyte proliferation or migration. Participates in the regulation of
PDB 5KI0
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF16208 Keratin_2_head 17 159 Keratin type II head Family
PF00038 Filament 162 475 Intermediate filament protein Coiled-coil
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in the corneal epithelium (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26758872}.
Sequence
Sequence length 564
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
Pachyonychia congenita 3 Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs113369052, rs2498491241, rs606231214, rs28933087, rs60554162, rs57052654, rs267607468, rs267607464, rs57126929, rs62635294, rs58556099, rs59685571, rs61145796 RCV000144079
RCV002470574
RCV000015740
RCV000015741
RCV000015742
RCV000015743
RCV005007986
RCV000144075
RCV005624313
RCV004703204
RCV000128818
RCV000128820
RCV000128821
RCV000144078
RCV001027734
Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
KRT6A-related disorder Likely benign; Benign rs372218481, rs711317, rs72482244, rs12578949, rs17845411, rs551731110, rs374415163, rs1398015289, rs201950477, rs374275838, rs186117617, rs555046513, rs563614469, rs368052661, rs765981606
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RCV003938617
RCV003980803
RCV003976072
RCV003976121
RCV003984086
RCV003911191
RCV003919370
RCV003929563
RCV003916908
RCV003959676
RCV003941630
RCV003926777
RCV003932241
RCV003934116
RCV003927377
RCV003954609
RCV003969048
RCV003970116
RCV003895769
RCV003983291
RCV003968083
Papillary renal cell carcinoma type 1 Benign rs780833562 RCV005906160
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Adenocarcinoma of Lung Associate 32329414, 36793937, 37081097, 37199651, 37643778, 37974107, 38240936, 40486872
Adrenocortical Adenoma Associate 31419939
Asthma Associate 31430856, 32460303
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Associate 37147394
Carcinogenesis Associate 35311447
Carcinoma Basal Cell Associate 31047981
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 31272500
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 30914778
Carcinoma Pancreatic Ductal Associate 30092011, 33221741, 38613239
Carcinoma Squamous Cell Associate 19176476, 34504628, 37442189