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Krt7 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Krt7
  • Name
    keratin 7
  • Synonyms
    Cytokeratin 7, D15Wsu77e, K7, Krt2-7
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96704
    NCBI Gene: 110310
  • Alliance
    genome feature page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    8 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr15:101310284-101325687 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 15, 56.88 cM
  • Mapping Data
    5 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    422 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    19
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_96704
 protein coding gene Chr15:101308924-101328194 (+)
129S1/SvImJ ENSMUSG00200049323
 protein coding gene Chr15:98524133-98543378 (+)
A/J ENSMUSG00195045212
 protein coding gene Chr15:98403412-98422649 (+)
AKR/J ENSMUSG00220047989
 protein coding gene Chr15:98387709-98406955 (+)
BALB/cJ ENSMUSG00180044955
 protein coding gene Chr15:98294100-98313350 (+)
C3H/HeJ ENSMUSG00175045710
 protein coding gene Chr15:98583460-98602690 (+)
C57BL/6NJ ENSMUSG00215050328
 protein coding gene Chr15:98349530-98368778 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0020310
 protein coding gene Chr15:95107936-95126700 (+)
CAST/EiJ ENSTCUG00005046551
 protein coding gene Chr15:97827082-97846258 (+)
CBA/J ENSMUSG00210031128
 protein coding gene Chr15:98356654-98375890 (+)
DBA/2J ENSMUSG00185037471
 protein coding gene Chr15:98394047-98413287 (+)
FVB/NJ ENSMUSG00205044123
 protein coding gene Chr15:98098525-98117768 (+)
JF1/MsJ ENSUMUG00000049099
 protein coding gene Chr15:97852995-97872330 (+)
LP/J ENSMUSG00230033210
 protein coding gene Chr15:101747443-101766687 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ ENSMUSG00190048040
 protein coding gene Chr15:98333198-98352585 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ ENSMUSG00225027449
 protein coding gene Chr15:101953962-101973211 (+)
PWK/PhJ ENSLUMG00010044365
 protein coding gene Chr15:98065340-98084591 (+)
SPRET/EiJ ENSMSPG00010033913
 protein coding gene Chr15:99880663-99898936 (+)
WSB/EiJ ENSIUOG00005037290
 protein coding gene Chr15:98488842-98508133 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    KRT7, keratin 7
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    5
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    KRT7, keratin 7
  • Synonyms
    CK7, K2C7, K7, SCL
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3855
    UniProt: P08729

  • Chr Location
    12q13.13; chr12:52232520-52255853 (+)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    5 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    1 images
    42 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit increased cell proliferation of urothelial cells without histological evidence of hyperplasia.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    12
  • GO References
    5
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
Click cells to view annotations.
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
Click cells to view annotations.


  • Assay Results
    1034
  • Tissues
    208
  • cDNA Data
    86
  • Literature Summary
    53
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 110310 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 15404 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_033073 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1602 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide Q9DCV7 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 457 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 97
      Genomic 8
      cDNA 86
      Primer pair 2
      Other 1
      Antibodies 10

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-11659, MGD-MRK-34004, MGI:106312
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 132
      Developmental Gene Expression 53
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 5
      Phenotypes 42
    • 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)
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    09/01/2026
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