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Symbol HOXC8 contributors: mct - updated : 28-01-2009
HGNC name homeo box C8
HGNC id 5129
EXPRESSION
Type restricted
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Reproductivefemale systembreastmammary gland  
tissue
SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Connectivebone   
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
helix-turn-helix, DNA binding domain
HOMOLOGY
interspecies homolog to murine Hox-3.1
Homologene
FAMILY homeodomain protein family
CATEGORY transcription factor , protooncogene
SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
intracellular,nucleus
basic FUNCTION
  • involved in mouse anterior and posterior patterning and innervation of the limb
  • playing a role in the acquisition of invasive and metastatic prostate cancer
  • may play a role in the regulation of cartilage differentiation
  • acting as a transcriptional regulator in a variety of developmental processes during embryogenesis (Kong 2008)
  • blocks the AR-dependent recruitment of the steroid receptor coactivators steroid receptor NCOA3)
  • CELLULAR PROCESS nucleotide, transcription
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS development
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component complexing with PBX1 (PBX1-HOXC8 heterocomplex may lead to androgen-independent growth in prostate cancer) (Kikugawa 2006)
    INTERACTION
    DNA binding
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
    cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s)
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    tumoral     --over  
    in prostate cancer with loss of differentiation
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS