Gene Symbol |
Hoxa9
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Entrez Gene |
15405
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Alt Symbol |
D6a9, Hox-1.7
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Species |
Mouse
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
homeobox A9
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Other Description |
homeo box A9|homeobox protein Hox-1.7|homeobox protein Hox-A9
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Swissprots |
O70155 O70154 P09631
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Accessions |
BAA25802 EDK98664 EDK98665 P09631 AB005457 BAA25800 AB005458 BAA25801 AB221551 BC055059 AAH55059 M28449 AAA78790 NM_001277238 NP_001264167 NM_010456 NP_034586
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Function |
Sequence-specific transcription factor which is part of a developmental regulatory system that provides cells with specific positional identities on the anterior-posterior axis. Required for induction of E-selectin and VCAM-1, on the endothelial cells surface at sites of inflammation (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
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Subcellular Location |
Nucleus.
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Tissue Specificity |
Expressed in high level in the embryonic and adult spinal cord with a preference in the posterior region.
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Top Pathways |
Transcriptional misregulation in cancer
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