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Krt88 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Krt88
  • Name
    keratin 88
  • Synonyms
    1700011A15Rik
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1913572
    NCBI Gene: 66322
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    3 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr15:101345625-101351788 bp, + strand
    From Ensembl annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 15, 56.90 cM, cytoband F3
  • Mapping Data
    2 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    194 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1913572
protein coding gene Chr15:101345605-101351806 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200050479
protein coding gene Chr15:98561020-98567173 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195037662
protein coding gene Chr15:98440294-98446455 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220046463
protein coding gene Chr15:98424624-98430783 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180045025
protein coding gene Chr15:98330998-98337155 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175040211
protein coding gene Chr15:98620338-98626495 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215050530
protein coding gene Chr15:98386448-98392607 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020312
protein coding gene Chr15:95144531-95150732 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005044259
protein coding gene Chr15:97863913-97870238 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210031010
protein coding gene Chr15:98393528-98399683 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185039372
protein coding gene Chr15:98430956-98437111 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205039147
protein coding gene Chr15:98135430-98141589 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000048789
protein coding gene Chr15:97889840-97896299 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230033239
protein coding gene Chr15:101784325-101790478 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190048121
protein coding gene Chr15:98370245-98376400 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225028020
protein coding gene Chr15:101990874-101997185 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010039945
protein coding gene Chr15:98102256-98108403 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010034009
protein coding gene Chr15:99917164-99923394 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005035357
protein coding gene Chr15:98525756-98532087 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    KRT88P, keratin 88, pseudogene
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    KRT88P, keratin 88, pseudogene
  • Synonyms
    HBC, KRT122P, KRTHBP3
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 85348

  • Chr Location
    12q13.13; chr12:52263781-52268497 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    34 phenotype references
  • All Mutations and Alleles
    7
  • Chemically induced (other)
    1
  • Endonuclease-mediated
    1
  • Radiation induced
    2
  • Targeted
    3
  • Genomic Mutations
    4 involving Krt88
  • Incidental Mutations
    APF
  • Find Mice (IMSR)
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

Biological Process

Cellular Component

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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • cDNA Data
Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic ENSMUSG00000063971 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 6164 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript ENSMUST00000023781 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 902 Not Applicable  
polypeptide ENSMUSP00000023781 Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail 171 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Protein
Information
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  • UniProt
    2 Sequences
  • InterPro Domains
    IPR018039 Intermediate filament protein, conserved site
    IPR039008 Intermediate filament, rod domain
Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 11
    cDNA 11

    Microarray probesets 2
References
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  • Summaries
    All 52
    Diseases 1
    Gene Ontology 1
    Phenotypes 34
  • Earliest
    J:7688 Lane PW, et al., Association of megacolon with a new dominant spotting gene (Dom) in the mouse. J Hered. 1984 Nov-Dec;75(6):435-9
  • Latest
    J:387680 Ahn B, et al., Disorganization of Transcriptional Regulation and Alteration of Keratin Family Gene Expression in Hairy Ear Mice. Genes (Basel). 2026 Jan 31;17(2)

Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Models of Human Cancer database (MMHCdb) (formerly Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB)), Gene Ontology (GO)
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last database update
09/08/2026
MGI 6.24
The Jackson Laboratory