ID K2C4_HUMAN Reviewed; 534 AA. AC P19013; Q6GTR8; Q96LA7; Q9BTL1; DT 01-NOV-1990, integrated into UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot. DT 22-NOV-2005, sequence version 4. DT 24-NOV-2009, entry version 99. DE RecName: Full=Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 4; DE AltName: Full=Cytokeratin-4; DE Short=CK-4; DE Short=Keratin-4; DE Short=K4; GN Name=KRT4; Synonyms=CYK4; OS Homo sapiens (Human). OC Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; OC Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; OC Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo. OX NCBI_TaxID=9606; RN [1] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA]. RA Cassidy A.J., Morley S.M., McLean W.H.I.; RT "A mutation detection strategy for oral mucosal keratins K4, K13, and RT K2p in white sponge nevus."; RL Submitted (JUL-2001) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases. RN [2] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE GENOMIC DNA], AND VARIANT RP 83-GLY--THR-96 DEL. RX PubMed=16541075; DOI=10.1038/nature04569; RA Scherer S.E., Muzny D.M., Buhay C.J., Chen R., Cree A., Ding Y., RA Dugan-Rocha S., Gill R., Gunaratne P., Harris R.A., Hawes A.C., RA Hernandez J., Hodgson A.V., Hume J., Jackson A., Khan Z.M., RA Kovar-Smith C., Lewis L.R., Lozado R.J., Metzker M.L., RA Milosavljevic A., Miner G.R., Montgomery K.T., Morgan M.B., RA Nazareth L.V., Scott G., Sodergren E., Song X.-Z., Steffen D., RA Lovering R.C., Wheeler D.A., Worley K.C., Yuan Y., Zhang Z., RA Adams C.Q., Ansari-Lari M.A., Ayele M., Brown M.J., Chen G., Chen Z., RA Clerc-Blankenburg K.P., Davis C., Delgado O., Dinh H.H., Draper H., RA Gonzalez-Garay M.L., Havlak P., Jackson L.R., Jacob L.S., Kelly S.H., RA Li L., Li Z., Liu J., Liu W., Lu J., Maheshwari M., Nguyen B.-V., RA Okwuonu G.O., Pasternak S., Perez L.M., Plopper F.J.H., Santibanez J., RA Shen H., Tabor P.E., Verduzco D., Waldron L., Wang Q., Williams G.A., RA Zhang J., Zhou J., Allen C.C., Amin A.G., Anyalebechi V., Bailey M., RA Barbaria J.A., Bimage K.E., Bryant N.P., Burch P.E., Burkett C.E., RA Burrell K.L., Calderon E., Cardenas V., Carter K., Casias K., RA Cavazos I., Cavazos S.R., Ceasar H., Chacko J., Chan S.N., Chavez D., RA Christopoulos C., Chu J., Cockrell R., Cox C.D., Dang M., RA Dathorne S.R., David R., Davis C.M., Davy-Carroll L., Deshazo D.R., RA Donlin J.E., D'Souza L., Eaves K.A., Egan A., Emery-Cohen A.J., RA Escotto M., Flagg N., Forbes L.D., Gabisi A.M., Garza M., Hamilton C., RA Henderson N., Hernandez O., Hines S., Hogues M.E., Huang M., RA Idlebird D.G., Johnson R., Jolivet A., Jones S., Kagan R., King L.M., RA Leal B., Lebow H., Lee S., LeVan J.M., Lewis L.C., London P., RA Lorensuhewa L.M., Loulseged H., Lovett D.A., Lucier A., Lucier R.L., RA Ma J., Madu R.C., Mapua P., Martindale A.D., Martinez E., Massey E., RA Mawhiney S., Meador M.G., Mendez S., Mercado C., Mercado I.C., RA Merritt C.E., Miner Z.L., Minja E., Mitchell T., Mohabbat F., RA Mohabbat K., Montgomery B., Moore N., Morris S., Munidasa M., RA Ngo R.N., Nguyen N.B., Nickerson E., Nwaokelemeh O.O., Nwokenkwo S., RA Obregon M., Oguh M., Oragunye N., Oviedo R.J., Parish B.J., RA Parker D.N., Parrish J., Parks K.L., Paul H.A., Payton B.A., Perez A., RA Perrin W., Pickens A., Primus E.L., Pu L.-L., Puazo M., Quiles M.M., RA Quiroz J.B., Rabata D., Reeves K., Ruiz S.J., Shao H., Sisson I., RA Sonaike T., Sorelle R.P., Sutton A.E., Svatek A.F., Svetz L.A., RA Tamerisa K.S., Taylor T.R., Teague B., Thomas N., Thorn R.D., RA Trejos Z.Y., Trevino B.K., Ukegbu O.N., Urban J.B., Vasquez L.I., RA Vera V.A., Villasana D.M., Wang L., Ward-Moore S., Warren J.T., RA Wei X., White F., Williamson A.L., Wleczyk R., Wooden H.S., RA Wooden S.H., Yen J., Yoon L., Yoon V., Zorrilla S.E., Nelson D., RA Kucherlapati R., Weinstock G., Gibbs R.A.; RT "The finished DNA sequence of human chromosome 12."; RL Nature 440:346-351(2006). RN [3] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [LARGE SCALE MRNA]. RC TISSUE=Brain, and Ovary; RX PubMed=15489334; DOI=10.1101/gr.2596504; RG The MGC Project Team; RT "The status, quality, and expansion of the NIH full-length cDNA RT project: the Mammalian Gene Collection (MGC)."; RL Genome Res. 14:2121-2127(2004). RN [4] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] OF 1-144, AND VARIANTS VAL-72 AND RP 83-GLY--THR-96 DEL. RX MEDLINE=93267125; PubMed=7684424; DOI=10.1111/1523-1747.ep12475671; RA Wanner R., Foerster H.-H., Tilmans I., Mischke D.; RT "Allelic variations of human keratins K4 and K5 provide polymorphic RT markers within the type II keratin gene cluster on chromosome 12."; RL J. Invest. Dermatol. 100:735-741(1993). RN [5] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] OF 127-534, AND TISSUE SPECIFICITY. RX MEDLINE=88198369; PubMed=2452170; DOI=10.1083/jcb.106.4.1249; RA Leube R.E., Bader B.L., Bosch F.X., Zimbelmann R., Achtstaetter T., RA Franke W.W.; RT "Molecular characterization and expression of the stratification- RT related cytokeratins 4 and 15."; RL J. Cell Biol. 106:1249-1261(1988). RN [6] RP NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [GENOMIC DNA] OF 411-534. RA Wanner R., Tilmans I., Mischke D.; RL Submitted (JUL-1991) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases. RN [7] RP IDENTIFICATION [LARGE SCALE ANALYSIS], AND MASS SPECTROMETRY. RA Colinge J., Superti-Furga G., Bennett K.L.; RL Submitted (OCT-2008) to UniProtKB. RN [8] RP VARIANT WSN GLN-153 INS. RX MEDLINE=20117897; PubMed=10652003; RX DOI=10.1046/j.1523-1747.2000.00890.x; RA Terrinoni A., Candi E., Oddi S., Gobello T., Camaione D.B., RA Mazzanti C., Zambruno G., Knight R., Melino G.; RT "A glutamine insertion in the 1A alpha helical domain of the keratin 4 RT gene in a familial case of white sponge nevus."; RL J. Invest. Dermatol. 114:388-391(2000). RN [9] RP VARIANT WSN LYS-449. RX MEDLINE=22712780; PubMed=12828738; RX DOI=10.1046/j.1365-2133.2003.05337.x; RA Chao S.C., Tsai Y.M., Yang M.H., Lee Jy J.Y.; RT "A novel mutation in the keratin 4 gene causing white sponge naevus."; RL Br. J. Dermatol. 148:1125-1128(2003). CC -!- SUBUNIT: Heterotetramer of two type I and two type II keratins. CC Keratin-4 is generally associated with keratin-13. CC -!- TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Detected in the suprabasal layer of the CC stratified epithelium of the esophagus, exocervix, vagina, mouth CC and lingual mucosa, and in cells and cell clusters in the mucosa CC and serous gland ducts of the esophageal submucosa (at protein CC level). Expressed widely in the exocervix and esophageal CC epithelium, with lowest levels detected in the basal cell layer. CC -!- POLYMORPHISM: Three alleles of K4 are known: K4A2 (shown here), CC K4A1 and K4B. CC -!- DISEASE: Defects in KRT4 are a cause of white sponge nevus of CC cannon (WSN) [MIM:193900]. WSN is a rare autosomal dominant CC disorder which predominantly affects non-cornified stratified CC squamous epithelia. Clinically, it is characterized by the CC presence of soft, white, and spongy plaques in the oral mucosa. CC The characteristic histopathologic features are epithelial CC thickening, parakeratosis, and vacuolization of the suprabasal CC layer of oral epithelial keratinocytes. Less frequently the mucous CC membranes of the nose, esophagus, genitalia and rectum are CC involved. CC -!- MISCELLANEOUS: There are two types of cytoskeletal and CC microfibrillar keratin: I (acidic; 40-55 kDa) and II (neutral to CC basic; 56-70 kDa). CC -!- SIMILARITY: Belongs to the intermediate filament family. CC -!- WEB RESOURCE: Name=Human Intermediate Filament Mutation Database; CC URL="http://www.interfil.org"; CC -!- WEB RESOURCE: Name=GeneReviews; CC URL="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/GeneTests/lab/gene/KRT4"; CC ----------------------------------------------------------------------- CC Copyrighted by the UniProt Consortium, see http://www.uniprot.org/terms CC Distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs License CC ----------------------------------------------------------------------- DR EMBL; AY043326; AAL14196.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; AC107016; -; NOT_ANNOTATED_CDS; Genomic_DNA. DR EMBL; BC003630; AAH03630.2; -; mRNA. DR EMBL; BC042174; AAH42174.1; -; mRNA. DR EMBL; X67683; CAA47914.1; -; mRNA. DR EMBL; X07695; CAA30534.1; -; mRNA. DR EMBL; X61028; CAA43362.1; -; Genomic_DNA. DR IPI; IPI00290078; -. DR PIR; I37942; I37942. DR RefSeq; NP_002263.2; -. DR UniGene; Hs.654610; -. DR STRING; P19013; -. DR PhosphoSite; P19013; -. DR PRIDE; P19013; -. DR Ensembl; ENST00000293774; ENSP00000293774; ENSG00000170477; Homo sapiens. DR GeneID; 3851; -. DR KEGG; hsa:3851; -. DR UCSC; uc001saz.1; human. DR CTD; 3851; -. DR GeneCards; GC12M051486; -. DR H-InvDB; HIX0010659; -. DR HGNC; HGNC:6441; KRT4. DR MIM; 123940; gene. DR MIM; 193900; phenotype. DR Orphanet; 171723; White sponge nevus. DR PharmGKB; PA30229; -. DR HOGENOM; P19013; -. DR HOVERGEN; P19013; -. DR NextBio; 15153; -. DR ArrayExpress; P19013; -. DR Bgee; P19013; -. DR CleanEx; HS_KRT4; -. DR Genevestigator; P19013; -. DR GermOnline; ENSG00000170477; Homo sapiens. DR GO; GO:0045095; C:keratin filament; IEA:InterPro. DR GO; GO:0005198; F:structural molecule activity; NAS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0007010; P:cytoskeleton organization; NAS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0030855; P:epithelial cell differentiation; ISS:UniProtKB. DR GO; GO:0050680; P:negative regulation of epithelial cell prol...; ISS:UniProtKB. DR InterPro; IPR016044; F. DR InterPro; IPR001664; IF. DR InterPro; IPR018039; Intermediate_filament_CS. DR InterPro; IPR003054; Keratin_II. DR PANTHER; PTHR23239; IF; 1. DR PANTHER; PTHR23239:SF18; Keratin_II; 1. DR Pfam; PF00038; Filament; 1. DR PRINTS; PR01276; TYPE2KERATIN. DR PROSITE; PS00226; IF; 1. PE 1: Evidence at protein level; KW Coiled coil; Complete proteome; Disease mutation; KW Intermediate filament; Keratin; Phosphoprotein; Polymorphism. FT CHAIN 1 534 Keratin, type II cytoskeletal 4. FT /FTId=PRO_0000063722. FT REGION 1 150 Head. FT REGION 151 461 Rod. FT REGION 151 186 Coil 1A. FT REGION 187 205 Linker 1. FT REGION 206 298 Coil 1B. FT REGION 299 321 Linker 12. FT REGION 322 461 Coil 2. FT REGION 462 534 Tail. FT COMPBIAS 10 122 Gly-rich. FT COMPBIAS 470 526 Ser-rich. FT SITE 402 402 Stutter. FT MOD_RES 51 51 Phosphoserine (By similarity). FT VARIANT 72 72 A -> V (in allele K4A1). FT /FTId=VAR_003869. FT VARIANT 83 96 Missing (in allele K4B). FT /FTId=VAR_003870. FT VARIANT 153 153 E -> EQ (in WSN). FT /FTId=VAR_012845. FT VARIANT 449 449 E -> K (in WSN). FT /FTId=VAR_016038. FT CONFLICT 118 118 C -> L (in Ref. 4; CAA47914). FT CONFLICT 127 128 TI -> SL (in Ref. 5; CAA30534). FT CONFLICT 236 236 D -> Y (in Ref. 3; AAH03630). SQ SEQUENCE 534 AA; 57285 MW; 3795B7C93092F97E CRC64; MIARQQCVRG GPRGFSCGSA IVGGGKRGAF SSVSMSGGAG RCSSGGFGSR SLYNLRGNKS ISMSVAGSRQ GACFGGAGGF GTGGFGAGGF GAGFGTGGFG GGFGGSFSGK GGPGFPVCPA GGIQEVTINQ SLLTPLHVEI DPEIQKVRTE EREQIKLLNN KFASFIDKVQ FLEQQNKVLE TKWNLLQQQT TTTSSKNLEP LFETYLSVLR KQLDTLGNDK GRLQSELKTM QDSVEDFKTK YEEEINKRTA AENDFVVLKK DVDAAYLNKV ELEAKVDSLN DEINFLKVLY DAELSQMQTH VSDTSVVLSM DNNRNLDLDS IIAEVRAQYE EIAQRSKAEA EALYQTKVQQ LQISVDQHGD NLKNTKSEIA ELNRMIQRLR AEIENIKKQC QTLQVSVADA EQRGENALKD AHSKRVELEA ALQQAKEELA RMLREYQELM SVKLALDIEI ATYRKLLEGE EYRMSGECQS AVSISVVSGS TSTGGISGGL GSGSGFGLSS GFGSGSGSGF GFGGSVSGSS SSKIISTTTL NKRR //