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KRTAP6-3
keratin associated protein 6-3
Chromosome 21 · 21q22.11
NCBI Gene: 337968
4PubMed Papers
0Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence
protein bindingcytosolkeratinization
✦AI Summary

Based on limited published evidence, KRTAP6-3 is a keratin-associated protein with predicted roles in protein binding and cytosolic localization. In sheep, KRTAP6-3 variants have been associated with wool trait modifications including effects on fiber diameter and fleece characteristics 1. In human pathology, KRTAP6-3 was identified as a somatic mutation target in an atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor case, though the mutation was subclonal and unexpressed 2. The precise molecular function of KRTAP6-3 remains poorly characterized in human biology.

Sources cited
1
KRTAP6-3 variants associate with wool fiber diameter and fleece weight traits in sheep
PMID: 30535023
2
KRTAP6-3 identified as a somatic mutation in atypical teratoid/rhabdoid tumor but at subclonal frequency and unexpressed
PMID: 26998479
⚠Limited data available — This gene has 2 indexed publications. Summary and analysis may be incomplete.
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
KRTAP22-1Protein interaction88%KRTAP6-1Protein interaction87%KRTAP6-2Protein interaction87%SCYGR1Protein interaction87%KRTAP24-1Protein interaction83%KRTAP20-1Protein interaction81%
Tissue Expression

No tissue expression data available for this gene.

Gene Interaction Network
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KRTAP6-3KRTAP22-1KRTAP6-1KRTAP6-2SCYGR1KRTAP24-1KRTAP20-1
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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No structure data available
Structures require a reviewed Swiss-Prot entry.
RankingsWhere KRTAP6-3 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #18,600of 20,598
    Most Researched4
Genes detectedKRTAP6-3
Sources retrieved2 papers
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1
Whole Exome- and mRNA-Sequencing of an AT/RT Case Reveals Few Somatic Mutations and Several Deregulated Signalling Pathways in the Context of SMARCB1 Deficiency.
PMID: 26998479
Biomed Res Int · 2015
1.00
2
Associations between variation in the ovine high glycine-tyrosine keratin-associated protein gene KRTAP20-1 and wool traits.
PMID: 30535023
J Anim Sci · 2019
0.50