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Hoxd8 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Hoxd8
  • Name
    homeobox D8
  • Synonyms
    4921540P06Rik, Hox-4.3, Hox-5.4
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:96209
    NCBI Gene: 15437
  • Member of
    Hoxd cluster
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    11 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr2:74534973-74538277 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 2, 44.13 cM, cytoband D
  • Mapping Data
    6 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    7 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
  • RFLP
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_96209
protein coding gene Chr2:74534959-74538277 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0025850
protein coding gene Chr2:75018791-75021927 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0025828
protein coding gene Chr2:72085916-72089221 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0025796
protein coding gene Chr2:74039133-74042441 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0025822
protein coding gene Chr2:72272542-72275850 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0025582
protein coding gene Chr2:74226971-74230297 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0026269
protein coding gene Chr2:77254556-77257856 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0023672
protein coding gene Chr2:69509114-69512398 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0025046
protein coding gene Chr2:74543956-74547250 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0025563
protein coding gene Chr2:80074079-80077397 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0025694
protein coding gene Chr2:71692462-71695780 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0025656
protein coding gene Chr2:71082623-71085473 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0025782
protein coding gene Chr2:74882922-74886235 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0025687
protein coding gene Chr2:81987701-81991843 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0026326
protein coding gene Chr2:74154667-74157804 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0024787
protein coding gene Chr2:71623424-71627112 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0024595
protein coding gene Chr2:74388522-74391822 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0025114
protein coding gene Chr2:74590603-74595241 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    HOXD8, homeobox D8
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    2
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    HOXD8, homeobox D8
  • Synonyms
    HOX4, HOX4E, HOX5.4
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 3234
    neXtProt AC: NX_P13378
    UniProt: P13378

  • Chr Location
    2q31.1; chr2:176129694-176132695 (+)  GRCh38

Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    4 phenotypes from 1 allele in 1 genetic background
    7 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    47 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

Click cells to view annotations.
Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele are viable and healthy but show minor and low penetrance homeotic transformations in both lumbar (L1 to T13) and thoracic (T8 to T7) vertebrae.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

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

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
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
protein-containing complex
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
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 15437 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3305 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_008276 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 2193 ZRU/MplStud  
    polypeptide P23463 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 289 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 33
      Genomic 8
      cDNA 16
      Primer pair 4
      Other 5

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-10850, MGD-MRK-10910, MGI:1913985, MGI:2138833
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 108
      Developmental Gene Expression 40
      Gene Ontology 6
      Phenotypes 47
    • Earliest
      J:10491 Davisson MT, et al., The mouse mutation ulnaless on chromosome 2. J Hered. 1990 Mar-Apr;81(2):151-3
    • Latest
      J:326160 Hintermann A, et al., Developmental and evolutionary comparative analysis of a regulatory landscape in mouse and chicken. Development. 2022 Jun 15;149(12):dev200594

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    03/12/2024
    MGI 6.23
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