HOXC9 - homeobox C9 Gene

中文名称：同源框 C9

种属: Homo sapiens

同用名: HOX3; HOX3B

关于 HOXC9

功能概要

该基因属于同源盒基因家族。同源框基因编码一个高度保守的转录因子家族，在所有多细胞生物的形态发生中起着重要作用。哺乳动物拥有 4 个相似的同源盒基因簇 HOXA、HOXB、HOXC 和 HOXD，它们分别位于不同的染色体上，由 9～11 个串联排列的基因组成。该基因是位于 12 号染色体簇中的几个同源框 HOXC 基因之一。[RefSeq 提供，2008 年 7 月]

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, which are located on different chromosomes and consist of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXC genes located in a cluster on chromosome 12. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]