Gene Information
Gene NameKRT7
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length469
Protein NamesKeratin, type II cytoskeletal 7 (Cytokeratin-7) (CK-7) (Keratin-7) (K7) (Sarcolectin) (Type-II keratin Kb7)
Target Namekeratin, type ii cytoskeletal 7
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000135480 )
Evolutionary StageMammalia
AlphaFoldDBP08729
Gene CardKRT7
Uniprot IDP08729
PfamPF00038; PF16208
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.44704172)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KRT7 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KRT7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KRT7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Krt7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KRT7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Krt7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KRT7 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsKRT33A, GFAP, KRT19, KRT15, KRT10, KRT17P2, KRT16, KRT14, VIM, DES
ParalogsVIM, KRT12, KRT74, INA, NEFM, KRT39, SYNM, KRT13, KRT80, KRT33B, KRT31, KRT77, KRT26, KRT32, KRT73, KRT28, KRT37, KRT38, KRT6B, KRT6A, KRT6C, KRT72, KRT20, KRT5, KRT222, LMNB1, PRPH, KRT23, KRT4, KRT36, KRT34, KRT75, KRT25, KRT76, KRT35, KRT78, KRT24, KRT40, KRT86, KRT83, KRT81, NES, DES, KRT2, KRT9, KRT27, KRT3, KRT84, LMNB2, KRT33A, KRT82, BFSP2, KRT14, KRT16, KRT85, LMNA, KRT8, GFAP, KRT17, KRT79, KRT71, KRT1, KRT19, LMNTD1, NEFL, KRT15, KRT18, KRT10
Tissuekidney, lung, pancreas, minor.salivary.gland
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in cultured epidermal, bronchial and mesothelial cells but absent in colon, ectocervix and liver. Observed throughout the glandular cells in the junction between stomach and esophagus but is absent in the esophagus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12359226, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2415537}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 4XIF  (X-ray  3.20A 
DBSNP rs6580870  rs2608009 
Subcellular location [CC]Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2459129}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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