SOX8

SOX8
Identifiers
Aliases	SOX8, SRY-box 8, SRY-box transcription factor 8
External IDs	OMIM: 605923; MGI: 98370; HomoloGene: 7950; GeneCards: SOX8; OMA:SOX8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 16 (human)
End	986,979 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 17 (mouse)
End	25,789,660 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	inferior ganglion of vagus nerve; ; external globus pallidus; ; subthalamic nucleus; ; parotid gland; ; pars reticulata; ; ventral tegmental area; ; Medulla Oblongata; ; spinal cord; ; C1 segment; ; superior vestibular nucleus;
	Top expressed in
	metatarsal bones; ; lumbar subsegment of spinal cord; ; zygote; ; fourth metatarsal bone; ; Bowman's capsule; ; second metatarsal bone; ; visual cortex; ; third metatarsal bone; ; primary visual cortex; ; secondary oocyte;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	DNA binding; sequence-specific DNA binding; DNA-binding transcription factor activity; transcription factor binding; protein heterodimerization activity; RNA polymerase II core promoter sequence-specific DNA binding; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific; DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; nucleus;
Biological process	positive regulation of osteoblast proliferation; cell fate commitment; negative regulation of myoblast differentiation; positive regulation of branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis; male gonad development; peripheral nervous system development; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; morphogenesis of a branching epithelium; ureter morphogenesis; regulation of hormone levels; oligodendrocyte differentiation; negative regulation of apoptotic process; in utero embryonic development; cell maturation; Sertoli cell development; transcription, DNA-templated; metanephric nephron tubule formation; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; negative regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation; enteric nervous system development; renal vesicle induction; positive regulation of kidney development; positive regulation of gene expression; retina development in camera-type eye; astrocyte fate commitment; osteoblast differentiation; neural crest cell migration; spermatogenesis; retinal rod cell differentiation; skeletal muscle cell differentiation; adipose tissue development; negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; fat cell differentiation; signal transduction; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; positive regulation of gliogenesis; morphogenesis of an epithelium; central nervous system development;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	30812
	20681
	ENSG00000005513
	ENSMUSG00000024176
	P57073
	Q04886
	NM_014587
	NM_011447
	NP_055402
	NP_035577
	Wikidata
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Transcription factor SOX-8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SOX8 gene.

This gene encodes a member of the SOX (SRY-related HMG-box) family of transcription factors involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in the determination of the cell fate. The encoded protein may act as a transcriptional activator after forming a protein complex with other proteins. This protein may be involved in brain development and function. Haploinsufficiency for this protein may contribute to the mental retardation found in haemoglobin H-related mental retardation (ATR-16 syndrome).