Gene
KRTAP9-8
keratin associated protein 9-8
- HGNC 17231↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000187272↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 83901↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 17q21.2
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 17: 41,237,999–41,239,004 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 1 exon across 1 kb
- Protein
- 159 amino acids
- Also known as
- KAP9.8
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000254072.7NM_031963.3
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How KRTAP9-8 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
- Stretches short reads find hard
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 1 kb of the gene's 1 kb; 480 of those bases code for the protein.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Clinical
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.). KRTAP9-8 gene: keratin associated protein 9-8. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/krtap9-8
Dante Labs. KRTAP9-8 gene: keratin associated protein 9-8 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/krtap9-8
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