homeobox protein HOX-B9; HOX-2E; HOX-2.5 (HOXB9, HOX2E)

Function

• sequence-specific transcription factor
• part of a developmental regulatory system that provides cells with specific positional identities on the anterior-posterior axis

Structure

• belongs to the Abd-B homeobox family
• contains 1 homeobox DNA-binding domain

Compartment

nucleus

Expression

• expressed in whole embryos & fetuses at 5-9 weeks from conception

More general terms

• homeobox protein

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P17482.html
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:3219
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/142964
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=3219