Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
3868
Gene name Gene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Keratin 16
Gene symbol Gene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC.
KRT16
Synonyms (NCBI Gene) Gene synonyms aliases
CK16, FNEPPK, K16, K1CP, KRT16A, NEPPK, PC1
Disease Acronyms (UniProt) Disease acronyms from UniProt database
NEPPK, PC1
Chromosome Chromosome number
17
Chromosome location Chromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
17q21.2
Summary Summary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the keratin gene family. The keratins are intermediate filament proteins responsible for the structural integrity of epithelial cells and are subdivided into cytokeratins and hair keratins. Most of the type
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs28928894 A>C,G,T Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs28928895 A>G,T Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs57424749 C>G,T Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant
rs58181827 AGG>- Pathogenic Inframe deletion, coding sequence variant
rs58293603 A>C,G,T Pathogenic, not-provided Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT1101150 hsa-miR-1292 CLIP-seq
MIRT1101151 hsa-miR-1909 CLIP-seq
MIRT1101152 hsa-miR-2278 CLIP-seq
MIRT1101153 hsa-miR-3175 CLIP-seq
MIRT1101154 hsa-miR-4471 CLIP-seq
Transcription factors
Transcription factor Regulation Reference
EP300 Activation 12954631;16214953
JUN Activation 12954631;16214953
NFE2L2 Activation 18629308
SP1 Activation 12954631
Gene ontology (GO) Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0002009 Process Morphogenesis of an epithelium ISS
GO:0005200 Function Structural constituent of cytoskeleton NAS 2451124
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 15731013, 32296183
GO:0005634 Component Nucleus HDA 21630459
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
148067 6423 ENSG00000186832
Protein
UniProt ID P08779
Protein name Keratin, type I cytoskeletal 16 (Cytokeratin-16) (CK-16) (Keratin-16) (K16)
Protein function Epidermis-specific type I keratin that plays a key role in skin. Acts as a regulator of innate immunity in response to skin barrier breach: required for some inflammatory checkpoint for the skin barrier maintenance. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9Z2K1
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00038 Filament 116 427 Intermediate filament protein Coiled-coil
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in the corneal epithelium (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26758872}.
Sequence
Sequence length 473
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG   Reactome
  Estrogen signaling pathway
Staphylococcus aureus infection
  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
Anonychia ANONYCHIA rs74315420, rs74315421, rs74315422, rs74315423, rs387907026, rs387907027, rs387907028, rs780261665, rs775644973, rs370554150
Cataract Cataract rs118203965, rs118203966, rs104893685, rs121908938, rs104894175, rs121909048, rs28937573, rs121909049, rs121909050, rs74315488, rs80358200, rs80358203, rs121434643, rs56141211, rs132630322
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Corneal dystrophy Corneal dystrophy rs121909212, rs121909214, rs760714959, rs766305306, rs1554579819, rs1554579832, rs1554579878
Ichthyosis Ichthyoses rs199766569, rs587776996, rs587777262, rs863223405, rs370031870, rs1569044747, rs200806519
Unknown
Disease term Disease name Evidence References Source
Pachyonychia Congenita pachyonychia congenita 1, pachyonychia congenita GenCC
Isolated Focal Non-Epidermolytic Palmoplantar Keratoderma isolated focal non-epidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma GenCC
Associations from Text Mining
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Acanthosis Nigricans Associate 29784039
Anal Gland Neoplasms Associate 10195031
Arthritis Psoriatic Associate 16741508, 29784039, 9138475
Breast Neoplasms Associate 30358191, 35022570
Carcinogenesis Associate 29377892
Carcinoma Adenoid Cystic Associate 26953815
Carcinoma Basal Cell Associate 1383350, 31047981
Carcinoma in Situ Stimulate 22301701
Carcinoma Non Small Cell Lung Associate 30914778
Carcinoma Pancreatic Ductal Associate 28418924