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HOXA7

Homeobox protein Hox-A7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HOXA7 gene.

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HOXA7
Identifiers
AliasesHOXA7, ANTP, HOX1, HOX1.1, HOX1A, homeobox A7
External IDsOMIM: 142950; MGI: 96179; HomoloGene: 56001; GeneCards: HOXA7; OMA:HOXA7 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006896

NM_010455

RefSeq (protein)

NP_008827

NP_034585

Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 27.15 – 27.16 MbChr 6: 52.19 – 52.2 Mb
PubMed search34
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Homeobox protein Hox-A7 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HOXA7 gene.567

In vertebrates, the genes encoding the class of transcription factors called homeobox genes are found in clusters named A, B, C, and D on four separate chromosomes. Expression of these proteins is spatially and temporally regulated during embryonic development. This gene is part of the A cluster on chromosome 7 and encodes a DNA-binding transcription factor which may regulate gene expression, morphogenesis, and differentiation. For example, the encoded protein represses the transcription of differentiation-specific genes during keratinocyte proliferation, but this repression is then overcome by differentiation signals. This gene is highly similar to the antennapedia (Antp) gene of Drosophila.7

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References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000122592Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000038236Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. McAlpine PJ, Shows TB (July 1990). "Nomenclature for human homeobox genes". Genomics. 7 (3): 460. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(90)90186-X. PMID 1973146.
  6. Scott MP (November 1992). "Vertebrate homeobox gene nomenclature". Cell. 71 (4): 551–553. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(92)90588-4. PMID 1358459. S2CID 13370372.
  7. "Entrez Gene: HOXA7 homeobox A7".
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