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Symbol KRT14 contributors: mct - updated : 29-05-2013
HGNC name keratin 14
HGNC id 6416
EXPRESSION
Type widely
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Digestivepharynx   predominantly
Nervousnervecranial nerve  lowly
Reproductivefemale systembreastmammary gland lowly
 female systemplacenta  lowly
Respiratoryrespiratory tractlarynx  predominantly
Skin/Tegumentskin   highly
Urinarybladder   highly
Visualeye   lowly
tissue
SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Epithelialbarrier/lining  moderately
cells
SystemCellPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Skin/Tegumentkeratinocyte
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
physiological period pregnancy
Text placenta
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES acid
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • conserved central rod domain, made of four helical domains (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B) interrupted by non alpha helical linkers (L1, 2, 3)
  • flanked by the homology domain H1
  • by variable region (V1, V2)
  • end sequences (E1, E2)
  • secondary structure
  • four helical domains (1A, 1B, 2A, 2B)
  • non alpha helical linkers (L1, 2, 3)
  • mono polymer heteromer , dimer , tetramer
    HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to rattus Krt1-14 (92.01 pc)
    homolog to murine Krt14 (92.93 pc)
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • intermediate filament family
  • type I keratin family
  • CATEGORY structural protein
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytosolic
    intracellular,cytoplasm,cytoskeleton,intermed filament
    intracellular,nucleus
    text
  • expressed in mitotically active basal layer cells, along with its partner KRT5, and their expression is down-regulated as cells differentiate
  • basic FUNCTION
  • forming the cytoskeleton of epithelial cells
  • cytoplasmic intermediate filament protein preferentially expressed by epithelial tissues in a site-specific and differentiation-dependent manner
  • KRT5 and KRT14 may have a role in maintenance of cell proliferation potential in the basal layer of stratified epithelia, modulating phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt-mediated cell proliferation and/or NOTCH1-dependent cell differentiation
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS development
    text epidermis development
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
  • heterotetramer of two type I and two type II keratins
  • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • KRT5
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) EBS2B , EBS3B , EBS5B , DPIR , NFJ
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    in gastric cancer
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    dermatologyskin 
    treatments based on thyroid hormone and IFN-gamma that suppress promoter activity could become effective agents in therapy for patients with EBS (epidermolysis bullosa simplex)
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS