| Gene Symbol |
SOX3
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| Entrez Gene |
6658
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| Alt Symbol |
GHDX, MRGH, PHP, PHPX, SOXB
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 3
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| Other Description |
transcription factor SOX-3
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| Swissprots |
Q9NP49 P35714 Q5JWI3 P41225
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| Accessions |
AAF73059 CAA50465 EAW88422 P41225 AK313820 BC093863 AAH93863 BC093865 AAH93865 X65665 CAA46616 X71137 CAA50467 NM_005634 NP_005625
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| Function |
Transcription factor required during the formation of the hypothalamo-pituitary axis. May function as a switch in neuronal development. Keeps neural cells undifferentiated by counteracting the activity of proneural proteins and suppresses neuronal differentiation. Required also within the pharyngeal epithelia for craniofacial morphogenesis. Controls a genetic switch in male development. Is necessary for initiating male sex determination by directing the development of supporting cell precursors (pre-Sertoli cells) as Sertoli rather than granulosa cells (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Nucleus.
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