HOX gene clusters

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:gene
gptkbp:abnormalExpressionLinkedTo gptkb:cancer
leukemia
congenital malformations
gptkbp:arrangedInOrder colinearity with body axis
gptkbp:chromosomeLocationHOXA gptkb:chromosome_7
gptkbp:chromosomeLocationHOXB gptkb:chromosome_17
gptkbp:chromosomeLocationHOXC gptkb:chromosome_12
gptkbp:chromosomeLocationHOXD chromosome 2
gptkbp:conservedIn bilaterian animals
gptkbp:contains gptkb:HOX_genes
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Edward_B._Lewis
gptkbp:encodes DNA-binding proteins
gptkbp:evolvesFrom gene duplication
gptkbp:expressedIn embryogenesis
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1978
gptkbp:foundIn animals
gptkbp:function body plan specification
anterior-posterior axis patterning
gptkbp:geneType homeobox gene
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label HOX gene clusters
gptkbp:involvedIn organogenesis
nervous system development
limb development
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith developmental disorders
gptkbp:namesOfHumanClusters gptkb:HOXA
gptkb:HOXB
gptkb:HOXC
gptkb:HOXD
gptkbp:NobelPrizeYear Edward B. Lewis, 1995 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
gptkbp:numberOfClustersInHumans 4
gptkbp:numberOfGenesInHumanClusters 39
gptkbp:orthologIn gptkb:zebrafish
gptkb:Drosophila_melanogaster
humans
mice
gptkbp:presentIn invertebrates
vertebrates
gptkbp:regulates embryonic development
yes
epigenetic mechanisms
segment identity
retinoic acid
microRNAs
gptkbp:relatedTo ParaHox gene cluster
gptkbp:studiedBy knockout mice
transgenic animals
gptkbp:studiedIn evolutionary developmental biology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Polycomb_Repressive_Complex_1_(PRC1)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8