homeobox (HOX) gene family

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkbp:conservedIn gptkb:metazoans
gptkbp:contains gptkb:HOXA_cluster
homeobox domain
HOXB cluster
HOXC cluster
HOXD cluster
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Edward_B._Lewis
gptkbp:encodes transcription factors
gptkbp:evolvesFrom bilaterian ancestor
gptkbp:expressedIn embryogenesis
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1983
gptkbp:foundIn animals
invertebrates
vertebrates
gptkbp:function regulation of embryonic development
anterior-posterior patterning
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label homeobox (HOX) gene family
gptkbp:locatedOnChromosome chromosome 12 (HOXC)
chromosome 17 (HOXB)
chromosome 2 (HOXD)
chromosome 7 (HOXA)
gptkbp:motif homeodomain
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith gptkb:cancer
congenital malformations
homeotic transformation
limb malformations
gptkbp:numberOfGenes 39 (in humans)
gptkbp:orthologIn gptkb:Mus_musculus
gptkb:Homo_sapiens
gptkb:Drosophila_melanogaster
gptkbp:regulates cell differentiation
morphogenesis
organogenesis
segment identity
body plan specification
gptkbp:regulatoryElement promoter
enhancer
gptkbp:relatedTo homeobox genes
NK gene cluster
ParaHox gene cluster
ANTP-class homeobox genes
Hox code
gptkbp:studiedIn developmental biology
evolutionary biology
genetics
molecular biology
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HOXA9
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7