Gene Information
Gene NameKRT83
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length493
Protein NamesKeratin, type II cuticular Hb3 (Hair keratin K2.10) (Keratin-83) (K83) (Type II hair keratin Hb3) (Type-II keratin Kb23)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age86 ( ENSG00000170523 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP78385
Gene CardKRT83
Uniprot IDP78385
PfamPF00038; PF16208
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.407695369)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KRT83 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KRT85 ( ortholog_one2many )
OhnologsGFAP, KRT19, KRT15, KRT10, KRT17P2, KRT16, KRT14, VIM, DES
ParalogsKRT86, KRT81, VIM, 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, KRT7, KRT34, KRT75, KRT25, KRT76, KRT35, KRT78, KRT24, KRT40, 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
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificitySynthesis begins in the cortex 10-15 cell layers above the apex of the dermal papilla and ends abruptly in the middle of the cortex. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9084137}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2857663  rs2852464  rs57802288  rs1438087533  rs2857671 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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