Hoxc10 homeobox C10 [Mus musculus (house mouse)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Hoxc10provided by MGI
Official Full Name: homeobox C10provided by MGI
Primary source: MGI:MGI:96192
See related: Ensembl:ENSMUSG00000022484 AllianceGenome:MGI:96192
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus
Also known as: Hox-3.6
Summary: Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including embryonic limb morphogenesis; regionalization; and spinal cord motor neuron cell fate specification. Predicted to be located in nuclear body. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including embryo mesenchyme; genitourinary system; intestine; limb; and spinal cord. Orthologous to human HOXC10 (homeobox C10). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
Expression: Biased expression in kidney adult (RPKM 6.3), subcutaneous fat pad adult (RPKM 5.6) and 6 other tissues See more
Orthologs: all
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Genomic context

Location:: 15 F3; 15 58.03 cM

Exon count:: 2

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCm39 (GCF_000001635.27)	15	NC_000081.7 (102875231..102880333)
108.20200622	previous assembly	GRCm38.p6 (GCF_000001635.26)	15	NC_000081.6 (102966796..102971898)

Chromosome 15 - NC_000081.7 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: Mouse ENCODE transcriptome data
Description: RNA profiling data sets generated by the Mouse ENCODE project.
BioProject: PRJNA66167
Publication: PMID 25409824
Analysis date: n/a

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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HOXC10 Suppresses Browning to Maintain White Adipocyte Identity.
Title: HOXC10 Suppresses Browning to Maintain White Adipocyte Identity.
Differential abilities to engage inaccessible chromatin diversify vertebrate Hox binding patterns.
Title: Differential abilities to engage inaccessible chromatin diversify vertebrate Hox binding patterns.
that HOXC10 decreased the MSC osteogenic differentiation potential
Title: Homeobox C10 inhibits the osteogenic differentiation potential of mesenchymal stem cells.
The protein level of HOXC10 inversely correlates with brown fat genes in subcutaneous white adipose tissue of cold-exposed mice. Expression of HOXC10 in mice suppresses cold-induced browning in subcutaneous white adipose tissue and abolishes the beneficial effect of cold exposure on glucose clearance.
Title: HOXC10 suppresses browning of white adipose tissues.
regulates vertebral identity at the transition from thoracic to lumbar and lumbar to sacral regions
Title: Axial and appendicular skeletal transformations, ligament alterations, and motor neuron loss in Hoxc10 mutants.
Hoxc10 and Hoxd10 play key roles in establishing lumbar motoneuron columnar, divisional and motor pool identity
Title: Hoxc10 and Hoxd10 regulate mouse columnar, divisional and motor pool identity of lumbar motoneurons.
The three paralogous genes, Hoxa10, Hoxc10, and Hoxd10, are all expressed in the lumbar spinal cord and have distinct expression patterns.
Title: Expression patterns of Hox10 paralogous genes during lumbar spinal cord development.

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Variation

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Alleles

Alleles of this type are documented at Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)

Targeted (2) 1 citation

Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

Hoxc10 (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:143388

Hoxc10 (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:536657

AI506621 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:164595

Gene Ontology Provided by MGI

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in anterior/posterior pattern specification	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within anterior/posterior pattern specification	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within embryonic limb morphogenesis	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
involved_in negative regulation of cold-induced thermogenesis	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within neuromuscular process	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within proximal/distal pattern formation	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in skeletal system development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within skeletal system development	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within spinal cord motor neuron cell fate specification	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in nuclear body	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in nuclear body	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
located_in nucleoplasm	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in nucleoplasm	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
is_active_in nucleus	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in nucleus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: homeobox protein Hox-C10

Names: homeo box C10; homeobox protein Hox-3.6

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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