Incidental Mutation 'R5212:Krt8'
ID 403210
Institutional Source Beutler Lab
Gene Symbol Krt8
Ensembl Gene ENSMUSG00000049382
Gene Name keratin 8
Synonyms cytokeratin-8, Card2, Krt2-8, K8, cytokeratin8, cytokeratin 8, EndoA, Krt-2.8
MMRRC Submission 042786-MU
Accession Numbers
Essential gene? Essential (E-score: 1.000) question?
Stock # R5212 (G1)
Quality Score 225
Status Validated
Chromosome 15
Chromosomal Location 101905146-101912777 bp(-) (GRCm39)
Type of Mutation missense
DNA Base Change (assembly) G to T at 101906402 bp (GRCm39)
Zygosity Heterozygous
Amino Acid Change Alanine to Aspartic acid at position 369 (A369D)
Ref Sequence ENSEMBL: ENSMUSP00000023952 (fasta)
Gene Model predicted gene model for transcript(s): [ENSMUST00000023952]
AlphaFold P11679
Predicted Effect possibly damaging
Transcript: ENSMUST00000023952
AA Change: A369D

PolyPhen 2 Score 0.517 (Sensitivity: 0.88; Specificity: 0.90)
SMART Domains Protein: ENSMUSP00000023952
Gene: ENSMUSG00000049382
AA Change: A369D

DomainStartEndE-ValueType
Pfam:Keratin_2_head 1 93 9.4e-18 PFAM
Filament 96 407 7.82e-188 SMART
low complexity region 421 438 N/A INTRINSIC
Meta Mutation Damage Score 0.5047 question?
Coding Region Coverage
  • 1x: 99.3%
  • 3x: 98.7%
  • 10x: 97.5%
  • 20x: 95.7%
Validation Efficiency 97% (58/60)
MGI Phenotype FUNCTION: [Summary is not available for the mouse gene. This summary is for the human ortholog.] This gene is a member of the type II keratin family clustered on the long arm of chromosome 12. Type I and type II keratins heteropolymerize to form intermediate-sized filaments in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells. The product of this gene typically dimerizes with keratin 18 to form an intermediate filament in simple single-layered epithelial cells. This protein plays a role in maintaining cellular structural integrity and also functions in signal transduction and cellular differentiation. Mutations in this gene cause cryptogenic cirrhosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2012]
PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a null allele show partial background-sensitive embryonic lethality, placental defects, impaired female fertility, abnormal hematopoiesis, diarrhea, colorectal hyperplasia, anorectal prolapse, and high liver sensitivity to toxins, apoptotic stimuli and diet-induced steatosis. [provided by MGI curators]
Allele List at MGI
Other mutations in this stock
Total: 55 list
GeneRefVarChr/LocMutationPredicted EffectZygosity
1110002E22Rik T A 3: 137,771,611 (GRCm39) S267T possibly damaging Het
Abca9 T C 11: 109,998,052 (GRCm39) D1514G probably benign Het
Adamtsl4 T A 3: 95,584,980 (GRCm39) D896V probably damaging Het
Amer2 A G 14: 60,617,269 (GRCm39) Y362C probably damaging Het
Arglu1 T A 8: 8,733,843 (GRCm39) R158W probably damaging Het
Arhgef7 A G 8: 11,778,388 (GRCm39) E46G probably benign Het
Atg2b A G 12: 105,613,055 (GRCm39) V1172A probably benign Het
Bhlhe23 T A 2: 180,417,886 (GRCm39) K217N probably damaging Het
Birc6 A C 17: 74,977,369 (GRCm39) N4388T probably damaging Het
Ccp110 C T 7: 118,328,919 (GRCm39) A845V probably damaging Het
Cd63 A G 10: 128,747,722 (GRCm39) Y105C probably damaging Het
Cdk11b T C 4: 155,723,072 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Clip1 T A 5: 123,768,744 (GRCm39) R618S probably benign Het
Crybg1 A T 10: 43,843,739 (GRCm39) F1731L possibly damaging Het
Dock1 A C 7: 134,390,923 (GRCm39) K728Q possibly damaging Het
Emc2 A G 15: 43,374,240 (GRCm39) E180G probably damaging Het
F13b A T 1: 139,440,725 (GRCm39) I394F probably benign Het
Fnta A G 8: 26,499,735 (GRCm39) I155T probably benign Het
Fshr T A 17: 89,293,685 (GRCm39) E331V probably benign Het
Fshr T A 17: 89,293,684 (GRCm39) E331D probably benign Het
Gas2l1 A T 11: 5,011,108 (GRCm39) C574S probably benign Het
Ggnbp2 T A 11: 84,744,847 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gm3371 A C 14: 44,641,111 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Gm7489 T A 15: 53,749,016 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Hand1 A C 11: 57,722,273 (GRCm39) F114V probably damaging Het
Itga4 A C 2: 79,110,939 (GRCm39) H259P probably damaging Het
Jakmip1 A T 5: 37,262,245 (GRCm39) H183L probably benign Het
Kifbp A T 10: 62,398,908 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Krt82 T C 15: 101,453,484 (GRCm39) S301G probably damaging Het
Lig3 A G 11: 82,678,504 (GRCm39) T248A probably benign Het
Madcam1 C G 10: 79,504,179 (GRCm39) T255S probably benign Het
Med20 T C 17: 47,929,775 (GRCm39) Y71H probably benign Het
Mtss2 A G 8: 111,455,850 (GRCm39) I107V probably damaging Het
Nans T C 4: 46,502,547 (GRCm39) F328S possibly damaging Het
Ncbp3 A G 11: 72,944,373 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Nek8 T C 11: 78,063,342 (GRCm39) M1V probably null Het
Nufip1 A T 14: 76,370,538 (GRCm39) N413I possibly damaging Het
Pbx3 T C 2: 34,178,793 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Plppr3 C T 10: 79,698,279 (GRCm39) G419R probably benign Het
Rfx1 G T 8: 84,793,221 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Rnpepl1 C T 1: 92,839,045 (GRCm39) A68V probably benign Het
Rsbn1l A T 5: 21,101,212 (GRCm39) M776K probably benign Het
Setd7 A T 3: 51,450,238 (GRCm39) Y63N probably damaging Het
Slc45a2 C T 15: 11,027,871 (GRCm39) T480I probably damaging Het
Snap47 T C 11: 59,319,178 (GRCm39) E320G probably damaging Het
Spaca6 C A 17: 18,058,656 (GRCm39) P68Q probably benign Het
Tdrd3 G C 14: 87,743,651 (GRCm39) R527P probably damaging Het
Tmprss2 G T 16: 97,377,492 (GRCm39) Q202K probably benign Het
Tmprss6 A G 15: 78,330,460 (GRCm39) V69A probably damaging Het
Trav6-1 A T 14: 52,876,161 (GRCm39) Q27L probably benign Het
Ttn C T 2: 76,731,957 (GRCm39) probably benign Het
Ttn T C 2: 76,619,945 (GRCm39) I15908V probably benign Het
Ttn T A 2: 76,628,019 (GRCm39) D12931V probably damaging Het
Ush2a T A 1: 188,176,902 (GRCm39) probably null Het
Wls A G 3: 159,578,645 (GRCm39) N69S probably benign Het
Other mutations in Krt8
AlleleSourceChrCoordTypePredicted EffectPPH Score
IGL00508:Krt8 APN 15 101,906,460 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
IGL01643:Krt8 APN 15 101,905,508 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.64
IGL01966:Krt8 APN 15 101,906,105 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.08
IGL02587:Krt8 APN 15 101,907,367 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.04
IGL03088:Krt8 APN 15 101,909,022 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.90
R0531:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,909,883 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.12
R1451:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,264 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.93
R2258:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,257 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R2348:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,300 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.31
R2566:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,459 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R3796:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,877 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.00
R4834:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,256 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
R4965:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,905,386 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R5249:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,875 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.69
R5419:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,912,337 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R5778:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,912,374 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R5997:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,909,029 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.77
R6503:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,369 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.66
R6683:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,439 (GRCm39) missense probably benign
R6812:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,414 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R6824:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,875 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.50
R6875:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,906,343 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.44
R7650:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,912,598 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.07
R8047:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,912,406 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.99
R8559:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,909,979 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.03
R8826:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,909,870 (GRCm39) missense possibly damaging 0.89
R9146:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,370 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 0.98
R9565:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,912,460 (GRCm39) missense probably benign 0.26
Z1177:Krt8 UTSW 15 101,907,870 (GRCm39) missense probably damaging 1.00
Predicted Primers PCR Primer
(F):5'- CAGAATCCAAGTCCCAGGAGAG -3'
(R):5'- TCTCCGAGATGAACCGCAAC -3'

Sequencing Primer
(F):5'- AGAGCTCCGGGCAGCAC -3'
(R):5'- GTTGCTGTAAATTCAAGGCCAGC -3'
Posted On 2016-07-22