Keratin 13

Keratin 13 (or cytokeratin 13) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the KRT13 gene.

KRT13
Identifiers
Aliases	KRT13, CK13, K13, WSN2, keratin 13
External IDs	OMIM: 148065; MGI: 101925; HomoloGene: 40740; GeneCards: KRT13; OMA:KRT13 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 17 (human) Band 17q21.2 Start 41,500,981 bp End 41,505,705 bp
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 11 (mouse) Band 11 D|11 63.41 cM Start 100,008,153 bp End 100,012,392 bp
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in mucosa of pharynx oral cavity gums gingival epithelium body of tongue buccal mucosa cell palpebral conjunctiva vulva superior surface of tongue cervix epithelium Top expressed in superior surface of tongue esophagus corneal stroma molar conjunctival fornix umbilical cord lip cervix oral mucosa middle ear More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function structural molecule activity protein binding Cellular component intermediate filament cytoskeleton keratin filament extracellular exosome intermediate filament nucleus cytosol Biological process cellular response to retinoic acid response to radiation cytoskeleton organization tongue morphogenesis keratinization cornification Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 3860 16663 Ensembl ENSG00000171401 ENSMUSG00000044041 UniProt P13646 P08730 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_153490 NM_002274 NM_010662 NM_001313949 RefSeq (protein) NP_002265 NP_705694 NP_001300878 NP_034792 Location (UCSC) Chr 17: 41.5 – 41.51 Mb Chr 11: 100.01 – 100.01 Mb PubMed search
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Keratin 13 is a type I cytokeratin, it is paired with keratin 4 and found in the suprabasal layers of non-cornified stratified epithelia. Mutations in the gene encoding this protein and keratin 4 have been associated with the autosomal dominant disorder White Sponge Nevus.

Further reading

• Jacques CM, Pereira AL, Maia V, et al. (2009). "Expression of cytokeratins 10, 13, 14 and 19 in oral lichen planus" (PDF). J Oral Sci. 51 (3): 355–65. doi:10.2334/josnusd.51.355. PMID 19776502.
• Sheng S, Barnett DH, Katzenellenbogen BS (2008). "Differential Estradiol and Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator (SERM) Regulation of Keratin 13 Gene Expression and its Underlying Mechanism in Breast Cancer Cells". Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 296 (1–2): 1–9. doi:10.1016/j.mce.2008.09.022. PMC 2654210. PMID 18951949.
• Lu DP, Xing RD, Tatemoto Y, Osaki T (2006). "[Cytokeratin18, 13 and their gene expression in post-operative maxillary cyst linings with metaplastic epithelium]". Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 41 (6): 376–9. PMID 16836912.
• Ceratto N, Dobkin C, Carter M, et al. (1997). "Human type I cytokeratin genes are a compact cluster". Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 77 (3–4): 169–74. doi:10.1159/000134566. PMID 9284906.
• Olson GE, Winfrey VP, Blaeuer GL, et al. (2002). "Stage-specific expression of the intermediate filament protein cytokeratin 13 in luminal epithelial cells of secretory phase human endometrium and peri-implantation stage rabbit endometrium". Biol. Reprod. 66 (4): 1006–15. doi:10.1095/biolreprod66.4.1006. PMID 11906920.
• Suzuki Y, Yoshitomo-Nakagawa K, Maruyama K, et al. (1997). "Construction and characterization of a full length-enriched and a 5'-end-enriched cDNA library". Gene. 200 (1–2): 149–56. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(97)00411-3. PMID 9373149.
• Suzuki H, Fukunishi Y, Kagawa I, et al. (2001). "Protein–Protein Interaction Panel Using Mouse Full-Length cDNAs". Genome Res. 11 (10): 1758–65. doi:10.1101/gr.180101. PMC 311163. PMID 11591653.
• Rugg E, Magee G, Wilson N, et al. (1999). "Identification of two novel mutations in keratin 13 as the cause of white sponge naevus". Oral Dis. 5 (4): 321–4. doi:10.1111/j.1601-0825.1999.tb00097.x. PMID 10561721.
• Olsen JV, Blagoev B, Gnad F, et al. (2006). "Global, in vivo, and site-specific phosphorylation dynamics in signaling networks". Cell. 127 (3): 635–48. doi:10.1016/j.cell.2006.09.026. PMID 17081983. S2CID 7827573.
• Gerhard DS, Wagner L, Feingold EA, et al. (2004). "The Status, Quality, and Expansion of the NIH Full-Length cDNA Project: The Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)". Genome Res. 14 (10B): 2121–7. doi:10.1101/gr.2596504. PMC 528928. PMID 15489334.
• Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T, et al. (2004). "Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs". Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40–5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID 14702039.
• Maruyama K, Sugano S (1994). "Oligo-capping: a simple method to replace the cap structure of eukaryotic mRNAs with oligoribonucleotides". Gene. 138 (1–2): 171–4. doi:10.1016/0378-1119(94)90802-8. PMID 8125298.
• Shibuya Y, Zhang J, Yokoo S, et al. (2003). "Constitutional mutation of keratin 13 gene in familial white sponge nevus". Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod. 96 (5): 561–5. doi:10.1016/s1079-2104(03)00372-x. PMID 14600690.
• Terrinoni A, Rugg EL, Lane EB, et al. (2001). "A novel mutation in the keratin 13 gene causing oral white sponge nevus". J. Dent. Res. 80 (3): 919–23. doi:10.1177/00220345010800031401. PMID 11379896. S2CID 12340591.
• Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH, et al. (2002). "Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. Bibcode:2002PNAS...9916899M. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMC 139241. PMID 12477932.
• Waseem A, Alam Y, Dogan B, et al. (1998). "Isolation, sequence and expression of the gene encoding human keratin 13". Gene. 215 (2): 269–79. doi:10.1016/S0378-1119(98)00297-2. PMID 9714826.
• Raspollini MR, Fambrini M, Marchionni M, et al. (2007). "In situ adenocarcinoma and squamous carcinoma of uterine cervix. Pathological and immunohistochemical analysis with cytokeratin 13". Eur. J. Obstet. Gynecol. Reprod. Biol. 134 (2): 249–53. doi:10.1016/j.ejogrb.2006.07.047. PMID 16949723.
• Sajjan US, Sylvester FA, Forstner JF (2000). "Cable-Piliated Burkholderia cepacia Binds to Cytokeratin 13 of Epithelial Cells". Infect. Immun. 68 (4): 1787–95. doi:10.1128/IAI.68.4.1787-1795.2000. PMC 97349. PMID 10722565.