background:
Sox genes comprise a family of genes that are related to the mammalian sex determining gene SRY. These genes similarly contain sequences that encode for the HMG-box domain, which is responsible for the sequence-specific DNA-binding activity. Sox genes encode putative transcriptional regulators implicated in the decision of cell fates during development and the control of diverse developmental processes. The highly complex group of Sox genes cluster at least 40 different loci that rapidly diverged in various animal lineages. At present, 30 Sox genes have been identified. Members of this family have been shown to be conserved during evolution and to play key roles during animal development. Some are involved in human diseases, including sex reversal.
Function:
The SOX (SRY-box containing gene) gene family encodes a group of transcription factors defined by the conserved high motility group (HMG) DNA-binding domain. They are involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in the determination of cell fate. SOX4 shows a high degree of sequence homology with SOX11. Both are expressed in the CNS. SOX4 and SOX11 expression increase together in the developing CNS (with some exceptions: external granule layer of the cerebellum). SOX4 knock-out mice have been shown to die of a heart defect half way through gestation with no observable CNS phenotype, although it has been proposed that SOX11 compensates for the absence of SOX4.
Subunit:
Interacts with UBE2I.
Subcellular Location:
Nuclear
Tissue Specificity:
Testis, brain, and heart.
Similarity:
Contains 1 HMG box DNA-binding domain.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 395143 Chicken
Entrez Gene: 768313 Cow
Entrez Gene: 6659 Human
Entrez Gene: 20677 Mouse
Entrez Gene: 364712 Rat
Entrez Gene: 336346 Zebrafish
Omim: 184430 Human
SwissProt: Q0VCF8 Cow
SwissProt: Q06945 Human
SwissProt: Q06831 Mouse
Unigene: 643910 Human
Unigene: 48627 Mouse
Unigene: 455819 Mouse
Unigene: 163667 Rat
Important Note:
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