HOXB8

Homeobox B8
Identifiers
Symbols	HOXB8 ; HOX2; HOX2D; Hox-2.4
External IDs	Template:OMIM5 Template:MGI HomoloGene: 7768
Gene ontology Molecular function Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Cellular component Template:GNF GO Biological process Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO Template:GNF GO
RNA expression pattern
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Orthologs
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Species	Human	Mouse
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Homeobox B8, also known as HOXB8, is a human gene.

This gene is a member of the Antp homeobox family and encodes a nuclear protein with a homeobox DNA-binding domain. It is included in a cluster of homeobox B genes located on chromosome 17. The encoded protein functions as a sequence-specific transcription factor that is involved in development. Increased expression of this gene is associated with colorectal cancer. Mice that have had the murine ortholog of this gene knocked out exhibit an excessive pathologic grooming behavior. This behavior is similar to the behavior of humans suffering from the obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder trichotillomania.

See also

• Homeobox

Further reading

• Scott MP (1992). "Vertebrate homeobox gene nomenclature". Cell. 71 (4): 551–3. PMID 1358459.
• McAlpine PJ, Shows TB (1990). "Nomenclature for human homeobox genes". Genomics. 7 (3): 460. PMID 1973146.
• Peverali FA, D'Esposito M, Acampora D; et al. (1991). "Expression of HOX homeogenes in human neuroblastoma cell culture lines". Differentiation. 45 (1): 61–9. PMID 1981366.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Giampaolo A, Acampora D, Zappavigna V; et al. (1989). "Differential expression of human HOX-2 genes along the anterior-posterior axis in embryonic central nervous system". Differentiation. 40 (3): 191–7. PMID 2570724.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Acampora D, D'Esposito M, Faiella A; et al. (1990). "The human HOX gene family". Nucleic Acids Res. 17 (24): 10385–402. PMID 2574852.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Boncinelli E, Acampora D, Pannese M; et al. (1990). "Organization of human class I homeobox genes". Genome. 31 (2): 745–56. PMID 2576652.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Apiou F, Flagiello D, Cillo C; et al. (1996). "Fine mapping of human HOX gene clusters". Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 73 (1–2): 114–5. PMID 8646877.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Vider BZ, Zimber A, Hirsch D; et al. (1997). "Human colorectal carcinogenesis is associated with deregulation of homeobox gene expression". Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 232 (3): 742–8. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1997.6364. PMID 9126347.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Dias Neto E, Correa RG, Verjovski-Almeida S; et al. (2000). "Shotgun sequencing of the human transcriptome with ORF expressed sequence tags". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 97 (7): 3491–6. PMID 10737800.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Fujino T, Yamazaki Y, Largaespada DA; et al. (2001). "Inhibition of myeloid differentiation by Hoxa9, Hoxb8, and Meis homeobox genes". Exp. Hematol. 29 (7): 856–63. PMID 11438208.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Knoepfler PS, Sykes DB, Pasillas M, Kamps MP (2001). "HoxB8 requires its Pbx-interaction motif to block differentiation of primary myeloid progenitors and of most cell line models of myeloid differentiation". Oncogene. 20 (39): 5440–8. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1204710. PMID 11571641.CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Greer JM, Capecchi MR (2002). "Hoxb8 is required for normal grooming behavior in mice". Neuron. 33 (1): 23–34. PMID 11779477.
• Kosaki K, Kosaki R, Suzuki T; et al. (2002). "Complete mutation analysis panel of the 39 human HOX genes". Teratology. 65 (2): 50–62. doi:10.1002/tera.10009. PMID 11857506.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)
• Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T; et al. (2004). "Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs". Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40–5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID 14702039.CS1 maint: Explicit use of et al. (link) CS1 maint: Multiple names: authors list (link)

External links

• HOXB8+protein,+human at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

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