HOXA13

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Homeobox protein Hox-A13 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HOXA13 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

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.[3]

Clinical significance

Expansion of a polyalanine tract in the encoded protein can cause hand-foot-genital syndrome , also known as hand-foot-uterus syndrome.[4]

See also

References

  1. McAlpine PJ, Shows TB (Jul 1990). "Nomenclature for human homeobox genes". Genomics. 7 (3): 460. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(90)90186-X. PMID 1973146.
  2. Scott MP (Nov 1992). "Vertebrate homeobox gene nomenclature". Cell. 71 (4): 551–3. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(92)90588-4. PMID 1358459.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: HOXA13 homeobox A13".
  4. Innis, Jeffrey W (2006-07-11). Hand-Foot-Genital Syndrome. NCBI Bookshelf, GeneReviews. University of Washington, Seattle.

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.