Gene Information
Gene NameKRT86
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length486
Protein NamesKeratin, type II cuticular Hb6 (Hair keratin K2.11) (Keratin-86) (K86) (Type II hair keratin Hb6) (Type-II keratin Kb26)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age86 ( ENSG00000170442 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO43790
Gene CardKRT86
Uniprot IDO43790
PfamPF00038; PF16208
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.506116323)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ KRT86 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ KRT85 ( ortholog_one2many )
Macaque_ KRT86 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsGFAP, KRT19, KRT15, KRT10, KRT17P2, KRT16, KRT14, VIM, DES
ParalogsKRT81, KRT83, 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 slightly higher in the hair shaft than HB1 and HB3 and continues much farther up, ending in the keratogeneous zone. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9084137}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs61091894  rs61091894  rs60687604  rs60687604  rs121909130  rs121909129 
Subcellular location [CC]NA
Mouse PG classificationNA
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