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Keratin 14

Keratin 14 is a member of the type I keratin family of intermediate filament proteins. Keratin 14 was the first type I keratin sequence determined. Keratin 14 is also known as cytokeratin-14 (CK-14) or keratin-14 (KRT14). In humans it is encoded by the KRT14 gene.

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Jun 19, 2026
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Length
1,185 w
Citations
14
Source
KRT14
Available structures
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Identifiers
AliasesKRT14, CK14, EBS3, EBS4, K14, NFJ, keratin 14, EBS1D, EBS1, EBS1B, EBS1A, EBS1C
External IDsOMIM: 148066; MGI: 96688; HomoloGene: 110439; GeneCards: KRT14; OMA:KRT14 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000526

NM_016958
NM_001313956
NM_001313957

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000517

NP_001300885
NP_001300886
NP_058654

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 41.58 – 41.59 MbChr 11: 100.09 – 100.1 Mb
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Keratin 14 is a member of the type I keratin family of intermediate filament proteins. Keratin 14 was the first type I keratin sequence determined.5 Keratin 14 is also known as cytokeratin-14 (CK-14) or keratin-14 (KRT14). In humans it is encoded by the KRT14 gene.678

Keratin 14 is usually found as a heterodimer with type II keratin 5 and form the cytoskeleton of epithelial cells.

Pathology

Mutations in the genes for these keratins are associated with epidermolysis bullosa simplex9 and dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis, both of which are autosomal dominant mutations.10

See also

See also

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000186847Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000045545Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Hanukoglu I, Fuchs E (November 1982). "The cDNA sequence of a human epidermal keratin: divergence of sequence but conservation of structure among intermediate filament proteins". Cell. 31 (1): 243–52. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(82)90424-X. PMID 6186381. S2CID 35796315.
  6. Coulombe PA, Hutton ME, Letai A, Hebert A, Paller AS, Fuchs E (September 1991). "Point mutations in human keratin 14 genes of epidermolysis bullosa simplex patients: genetic and functional analyses". Cell. 66 (6): 1301–11. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(91)90051-Y. PMID 1717157. S2CID 11965913.
  7. Schweizer J, Bowden PE, Coulombe PA, Langbein L, Lane EB, Magin TM, et al. (July 2006). "New consensus nomenclature for mammalian keratins". The Journal of Cell Biology. 174 (2): 169–74. doi:10.1083/jcb.200603161. PMC 2064177. PMID 16831889.
  8. "Entrez Gene: KRT14 keratin 14 (epidermolysis bullosa simplex, Dowling-Meara, Koebner)".
  9. Bardhan A, Bruckner-Tuderman L, Chapple IL, Fine JD, Harper N, Has C, et al. (September 2020). "Epidermolysis bullosa". Nature Reviews. Disease Primers. 6 (1): 78. doi:10.1038/s41572-020-0210-0. PMID 32973163. S2CID 221861310.
  10. Lugassy J, Itin P, Ishida-Yamamoto A, Holland K, Huson S, Geiger D, et al. (October 2006). "Naegeli-Franceschetti-Jadassohn syndrome and dermatopathia pigmentosa reticularis: two allelic ectodermal dysplasias caused by dominant mutations in KRT14". American Journal of Human Genetics. 79 (4): 724–30. doi:10.1086/507792. PMC 1592572. PMID 16960809.
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