HOXB13

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HOXB13
Gene ontology
Molecular function
Cellular component
Biological process
Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006361

NM_008267

RefSeq (protein)

NP_006352

NP_032293

Location (UCSC)Chr 17: 48.72 – 48.73 Mbn/a
PubMed search[2][3]
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Homeobox protein Hox-B13 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HOXB13 gene.[4][5][6]

Function

This gene encodes a transcription factor that belongs to the homeobox gene family. Genes of this family are highly conserved among vertebrates and essential for vertebrate embryonic development. This gene has been implicated in fetal skin development and cutaneous regeneration. In mice, a similar gene was shown to exhibit temporal and spatial colinearity in the main body axis of the embryo, but was not expressed in the secondary axes, which suggests functions in body patterning along the axis. This gene and other HOXB genes form a gene cluster on chromosome 17 in the 17q21-22 region.[6] Men who inherit a rare (<0.1% in a selected group of patients without clinical signs of prostate cancer) genetic variant in HOXB13 (G84E or rs138213197) have a 10-20-fold increased risk of prostate cancer.[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000159184Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. PMID 8756292
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  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: HOXB13 homeobox B13".
  7. PMID 22236224
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