HOXD12

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Homeobox protein Hox-D12 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HOXD12 gene.[1][2][3]

This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, located on different chromosomes, consisting of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXD genes located in a cluster on chromosome 2. Deletions that remove the entire HOXD gene cluster or the 5' end of this cluster have been associated with severe limb and genital abnormalities. The product of the mouse Hoxd12 gene plays a role in axial skeleton development and forelimb morphogenesis.[4]

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  1. D'Esposito M, Morelli F, Acampora D, Migliaccio E, Simeone A, Boncinelli E (July 1991). "EVX2, a human homeobox gene homologous to the even-skipped segmentation gene, is localized at the 5' end of HOX4 locus on chromosome 2". Genomics. 10 (1): 43–50. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(91)90482-T. PMID 1675198.
  2. McAlpine PJ, Shows TB (August 1990). "Nomenclature for human homeobox genes". Genomics. 7 (3): 460. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(90)90186-X. PMID 1973146.
  3. "Entrez Gene: HOXD12 homeobox D12".
  4. Davis AP, Capecchi MR (1 April 1996). "A mutational analysis of the 5' HoxD genes: dissection of genetic interactions during limb development in the mouse". Development. 122 (4): 1175–85. PMID 8620844.

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