HOXA13

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HOXA13
Available structures
PDBOrtholog search: PDBe RCSB
Identifiers
AliasesHOXA13, HOX1, HOX1J, homeobox A13
External IDsOMIM: 142959; MGI: 96173; HomoloGene: 73882; GeneCards: HOXA13; OMA:HOXA13 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_000522

NM_008264

RefSeq (protein)

NP_000513

NP_032290

Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 27.19 – 27.2 MbChr 6: 52.23 – 52.24 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Homeobox protein Hox-A13 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HOXA13 gene.[5][6][7]

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.[7]

Clinical significance

Expansion of a polyalanine tract in the encoded protein can cause hand-foot-genital syndrome, also known as hand-foot-uterus syndrome.[8] Aberrant expression of HoxA13 gene products in the esophagus, provokes Barrett’s esophagus, a form of metaplasia that is a direct precursor to esophageal cancer.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000106031Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000038203Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ McAlpine PJ, Shows TB (July 1990). "Nomenclature for human homeobox genes". Genomics. 7 (3): 460. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(90)90186-X. PMID 1973146.
  6. ^ Scott MP (November 1992). "Vertebrate homeobox gene nomenclature". Cell. 71 (4): 551–553. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(92)90588-4. PMID 1358459. S2CID 13370372.
  7. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: HOXA13 homeobox A13".
  8. ^ Innis JW (2006-07-11). Hand-Foot-Genital Syndrome. NCBI Bookshelf, GeneReviews. University of Washington, Seattle. PMID 20301596.
  9. ^ Janmaat VT, Nesteruk K, Spaander MC, Verhaar AP, Yu B, Silva RA, et al. (June 2021). "HOXA13 in etiology and oncogenic potential of Barrett's esophagus". Nature Communications. 12 (1): 3354. Bibcode:2021NatCo..12.3354J. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-23641-8. PMC 8184780. PMID 34099670.

Further reading

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