Gene Information
Gene NameKRT85
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length507
Protein NamesKeratin, type II cuticular Hb5 (Hair keratin K2.12) (Keratin-85) (K85) (Type II hair keratin Hb5) (Type-II keratin Kb25)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age382 ( ENSG00000135443 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP78386
Gene CardKRT85
Uniprot IDP78386
PfamPF00038; PF16208
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.897277977)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KRT85 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KRT85 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ KRT85 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ KRT85 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Gm49425 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ KRT85 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Krt85 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ KRT85 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
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, KRT7, KRT34, KRT75, KRT25, KRT76, KRT35, KRT78, KRT24, KRT40, KRT86, KRT83, KRT81, NES, DES, KRT2, KRT9, KRT27, KRT3, KRT84, LMNB2, KRT33A, KRT82, BFSP2, KRT14, KRT16, LMNA, KRT8, GFAP, KRT17, KRT79, KRT71, KRT1, KRT19, LMNTD1, NEFL, KRT15, KRT18, KRT10
Tissuezone.of.skin
Tissue SpecificitySynthesis occurs immediately above a small population of matrix cells at the base of the hair bulb and the trichocytes lining the dermal papilla and extends upward through the matrix and ends in the lower part of the cortex of the hair shaft. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9084137}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs61630004  rs2852471 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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