HOXB8

HOXB8
Identifiers
Aliases	HOXB8, HOX2, HOX2D, Hox-2.4, homeobox B8
External IDs	OMIM: 142963; MGI: 96189; HomoloGene: 7768; GeneCards: HOXB8; OMA:HOXB8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 17 (human)
End	48,615,292 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 11 (mouse)
End	96,176,141 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	corpus epididymis; ; seminal vesicula; ; C1 segment; ; gonad; ; human kidney; ; mucosa of ileum; ; mucosa of transverse colon; ; right adrenal gland; ; caput epididymis; ; left adrenal cortex;
	Top expressed in
	lumbar subsegment of spinal cord; ; tail of embryo; ; transitional epithelium of urinary bladder; ; thoracic vertebral column; ; paramesonephric duct; ; paraxial mesoderm; ; perirhinal cortex; ; urethra; ; motor neuron; ; entorhinal cortex;
	More reference expression data
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	DNA-binding transcription factor activity; sequence-specific DNA binding; DNA binding; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific;
Cellular component	nucleus; nucleoplasm;
Biological process	embryonic skeletal system morphogenesis; multicellular organism development; adult locomotory behavior; grooming behavior; sensory perception of pain; skeletal system morphogenesis; dorsal spinal cord development; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; negative regulation of myeloid cell differentiation; transcription, DNA-templated; anterior/posterior pattern specification; negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	3218
	15416
	ENSG00000120068
	ENSMUSG00000056648
	P17481
	P09632
	NM_024016
	NM_010461
	NP_076921
	NP_034591
	Wikidata
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Homeobox protein Hox-B8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HOXB8 gene.