Keratin 8

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KRT8
Identifiers
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001256282
NM_001256293
NM_002273

NM_031170

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001243211
NP_001243222
NP_002264

NP_112447

Location (UCSC)Chr 12: 52.9 – 52.95 MbChr 15: 101.91 – 101.91 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 8 also known as cytokeratin-8 (CK-8) or keratin-8 (K8) is a keratin protein that is encoded in humans by the KRT8 gene. It is often paired with keratin 18.

Utility as an immunohistochemical stain

neuroendocrine tumors.[6]

Keratin 8 is often used together with keratin 18 and keratin 19 to differentiate cells of epithelial origin from hematopoietic cells in tests that enumerate circulating tumor cells in blood.[7]

Interactions

Keratin 8 has been shown to

PPL.[10]

Cytokeratin 8 staining in the human breast cancer cell line MCF-7

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000170421Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000049382Ensembl, 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. S2CID 5978885
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