Sp8 transcription factor

SP8
Identifiers
Aliases	SP8, BTD, Sp8 transcription factor
External IDs	OMIM: 608306; MGI: 2443471; HomoloGene: 18548; GeneCards: SP8; OMA:SP8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 7 (human)
End	20,786,886 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 12 (mouse)
End	118,816,311 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	pancreatic ductal cell; ; sural nerve; ; testicle; ; ventricular zone; ; gonad; ; olfactory zone of nasal mucosa; ; ganglionic eminence; ; nasal epithelium; ; mucosa of paranasal sinus; ; muscle of thigh;
	Top expressed in
	Rostral migratory stream; ; olfactory bulb; ; lateral septal nucleus; ; primitive streak; ; prostate; ; respiratory epithelium; ; olfactory epithelium; ; lobe of prostate; ; tail of embryo; ; ventricular zone;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	DNA binding; metal ion binding; nucleic acid binding; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific;
Cellular component	nucleus;
Biological process	proximal/distal pattern formation; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; dorsal/ventral pattern formation; embryonic limb morphogenesis; transcription, DNA-templated; regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	221833
	320145
	ENSG00000164651
	ENSMUSG00000048562
	Q8IXZ3
	Q8BMJ8
	NM_182700; NM_198956
	NM_177082; NM_001379379; NM_001379380
	NP_874359; NP_945194
	NP_796056; NP_001366308; NP_001366309
	Wikidata
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Transcription factor Sp8 also known as specificity protein 8 (SP-8) or Btd transcription factor (buttonhead) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SP8 gene. Sp8 is a transcription factor in the Sp/KLF family.