KRT8

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Gene gene Q14907896
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KRT8

Summary

KRT8 is a gene[1]. KRT8 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • KRT8's instance of is recorded as gene[3].
  • KRT8 is a type of protein-coding gene[4].
  • KRT8's HomoloGene ID is recorded as 55643[5].
  • KRT8's genomic start is recorded as 52897187[6].
  • KRT8's genomic start is recorded as 53290977[7].
  • KRT8's genomic start is recorded as 62490779[8].
  • KRT8's genomic end is recorded as 52949954[9].
  • KRT8's genomic end is recorded as 53343738[10].
  • KRT8's genomic end is recorded as 62492230[11].
  • KRT8's ortholog is recorded as Krt8[12].
  • KRT8's ortholog is recorded as Krt8[13].
  • KRT8's ortholog is recorded as krt5[14].
  • KRT8's ortholog is recorded as krt8[15].
  • KRT8's ortholog is recorded as krt4[16].
  • KRT8's encodes is recorded as Keratin 8[17].
  • KRT8's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[18].
  • KRT8's chromosome is recorded as human chromosome 12[19].
  • KRT8's strand orientation is recorded as reverse strand[20].
  • KRT8's exact match is recorded as http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/3856[21].
  • KRT8's cytogenetic location is recorded as 12q13.13[22].
  • KRT8's expressed in is recorded as mucosa of transverse colon[23].
  • KRT8's expressed in is recorded as duodenum[24].
  • KRT8's expressed in is recorded as rectum[25].
  • KRT8's expressed in is recorded as placenta[26].
  • KRT8's expressed in is recorded as islet of Langerhans[27].

Why It Matters

KRT8 ranks in the top 2% of gene entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).[2]

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] . NCBI homo sapiens annotation release 107. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . ensembl Release 106. 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. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Q905695. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . NCBI homo sapiens annotation release 107. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . NCBI homo sapiens annotation release 107. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Identifiers.org. ebi.ac.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Q20641742. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 16w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Hgnc gene symbol KRT8
    Microsoft academic id (discontinued) 50548948
    Refseq rna id NR_045962, NM_001256282, NM_001256293 +1
    Exact match http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/3856
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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