KRAS

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q20969980
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KRAS

Summary

KRAS is a gene[1]. KRAS ranks in the top 0.22% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,191 views/month, #12 of 5,469).[2]

Key Facts

  • KRAS's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • Werner H. Kirsten is named after KRAS[4].
  • KRAS is a type of protein-coding gene[5].
  • KRAS's Commons category is recorded as KRAS[6].
  • KRAS's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 37990[7].
  • KRAS's genomic start is recorded as 25357723[8].
  • KRAS's genomic start is recorded as 25205246[9].
  • KRAS's genomic end is recorded as 25250936[10].
  • KRAS's genomic end is recorded as 25403870[11].
  • KRAS's ortholog is recorded as Kras[12].
  • KRAS's ortholog is recorded as Kras[13].
  • KRAS's ortholog is recorded as Ras85D[14].
  • KRAS's ortholog is recorded as kras[15].
  • KRAS's ortholog is recorded as let-60[16].
  • KRAS's encodes is recorded as KRAS proto-oncogene, GTPase[17].
  • KRAS's encodes is recorded as V-Ki-ras2 Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog, isoform CRA_b[18].
  • KRAS's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[19].
  • KRAS's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 12[20].
  • KRAS's genetic association is recorded as acute myeloid leukemia[21].
  • KRAS's genetic association is recorded as juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia[22].
  • KRAS's genetic association is recorded as Noonan syndrome 3[23].
  • KRAS's genetic association is recorded as large intestine adenocarcinoma[24].
  • KRAS's genetic association is recorded as adenocarcinoma of the lung[25].
  • KRAS's genetic association is recorded as non-small-cell lung carcinoma[26].
  • KRAS's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand[27].

Why It Matters

KRAS ranks in the top 0.22% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,191 views/month, #12 of 5,469).[2] KRAS has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] KRAS is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Q905695. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon Homo sapiens
    Chromosome human chromosome 12
    Named after Werner H. Kirsten
    Instance of
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