KRT8 (Keratin 8) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with KRT8 include Cirrhosis, Cryptogenic and Hidrocystoma. Among its related pathways are Cytoskeleton remodeling Neurofilaments and Keratinization. KRT8 is a member of the type II keratin family clustered on the long arm of chromosome 12. Type I and type II keratins heteropolymerize to form intermediate-sized filaments in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells. The product of KRT8 typically dimerizes with keratin 18 to form an intermediate filament in simple single-layered epithelial cells. This protein plays a role in maintaining cellular structural integrity and also functions in signal transduction and cellular differentiation. Mutations in KRT8 cause cryptogenic cirrhosis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for KRT8.
