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Hoxb6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Hoxb6
  • Name
    homeobox B6
  • Synonyms
    Hox-2.2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96187
    NCBI Gene: 15414
  • Member of
    Hoxb cluster
  • Gene Overview
    MyGene.info: HOXB6
Location & Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr11:96292476-96301569 bp, + strand
  • From VEGA annotation of GRCm38

    Mouse Genome Browser
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    Sequence
      9094 bp   ±  kb flank

  • Genome Browsers
    VEGA | Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 11, 59.82 cM
  • Mapping Data
    7 experiments
Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    HOXB6, homeobox B6
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    10
  • Human Ortholog
    HOXB6, homeobox B6
    Orthology source: HomoloGene, HGNC
  • Synonyms
    HOX2, Hox-2.2, HOX2B, HU-2
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3216
    neXtProt AC: NX_P17509
    UniProt: P17509

  • Chr Location
    17q21.32; chr17:48595736-48604992 (-)  GRCh38.p7
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    13 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 2 genetic backgrounds
    11 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    19 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Homozygotes for a targeted null mutation exhibit an anteriorizing homeotic transformation of the cervicothoracic vertebrae C6-T1, and frequently a missing first rib and a bifid second rib.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    19
  • GO References
    7
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
receptor
receptor binding
RNA binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

nucleic acid-templated transcription
carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell death
cell differentiation
cell proliferation
cellular component organization
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    472
  • Tissues
    243
  • cDNA Data
    18
  • Literature Summary
    68
Interactions
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Sequences &
Gene Models
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Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
genomic OTTMUSG00000001988 VEGA Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 9094 C57BL/6J ±  kb
transcript OTTMUST00000096486 VEGA | MGI Sequence Detail 1964 Not Applicable  
polypeptide OTTMUSP00000053913 VEGA | MGI Sequence Detail 224 Not Applicable  
For the selected sequence
Polymorphisms
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    43 from dbSNP Build 142
  • RFLP
    4
Protein
Information
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Molecular
Reagents
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  • All nucleic 40
    Genomic 12
    cDNA 18
    Primer pair 7
    Other 3

    Microarray probesets 2
Other
Accession IDs
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MGD-MRK-10830, MGD-MRK-10888
References
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  • Summaries
    All 112
    Developmental Gene Expression 68
    Gene Ontology 7
    Phenotypes 19
  • Earliest
    J:8129 Hart CP, et al., Homeo box gene complex on mouse chromosome 11: molecular cloning, expression in embryogenesis, and homology to a human homeo box locus. Cell. 1985 Nov;43(1):9-18
  • Latest
    J:239985 Casaca A, et al., Hoxb6 can interfere with somitogenesis in the posterior embryo through a mechanism independent of its rib-promoting activity. Development. 2016 Feb 01;143(3):437-48
Contributing Projects:
Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc
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06/13/2017
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