Gene
KRT84
keratin 84
- HGNC 6461↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000161849↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 3890↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 12q13.13
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 12: 52,377,812–52,385,652 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 9 exons across 7.8 kb
- Protein
- 600 amino acids
- Also known as
- Hb-4
- Previous symbols
- KRTHB4
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000257951.3NM_033045.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How KRT84 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 2.1 kb of the gene's 7.8 kb; 1,803 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). KRT84 gene: keratin 84. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/krt84
Dante Labs. KRT84 gene: keratin 84 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/krt84
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