FOXB1 forkhead box B1 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: FOXB1provided by HGNC
Official Full Name: forkhead box B1provided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:3799
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000171956 MIM:619961; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3799
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: FKH5; HFKH-5
Summary: Enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including mammary gland development; nervous system development; and visual learning. Predicted to be located in chromatin and nucleus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]
Expression: Low expression observed in reference dataset See more
Orthologs: mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 15q22.2

Exon count:: 2

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	15	NC_000015.10 (60004311..60007444)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	15	NC_060939.1 (57805997..57809133)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	15	NC_000015.9 (60296510..60299643)

Chromosome 15 - NC_000015.10 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: Tissue-specific circular RNA induction during human fetal development
Description: 35 human fetal samples from 6 tissues (3 - 7 replicates per tissue) collected between 10 and 20 weeks gestational time were sequenced using Illumina TruSeq Stranded Total RNA
BioProject: PRJNA270632
Publication: PMID 26076956
Analysis date: Mon Apr 2 22:54:59 2018

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Phenotypes

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Variation

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation 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	ISA Inferred from Sequence Alignment more info
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables sequence-specific DNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables sequence-specific DNA binding	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in anatomical structure morphogenesis	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in axon target recognition	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in axon target recognition	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in cell differentiation	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in cell migration in diencephalon	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in cell migration in diencephalon	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in epithelial cell differentiation involved in mammary gland alveolus development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in epithelial cell differentiation involved in mammary gland alveolus development	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in floor plate development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in floor plate development	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in hypothalamus cell migration	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in hypothalamus cell migration	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in inferior colliculus development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in inferior colliculus development	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in lactation	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in lactation	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in mammary gland lobule development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in mammary gland lobule development	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in mammillary body development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in mammillary body development	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in mammillothalamic axonal tract development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in mammillothalamic axonal tract development	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in midbrain development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in midbrain development	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
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 somitogenesis	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in somitogenesis	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in spinal cord development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in telencephalon cell migration	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in telencephalon cell migration	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in thalamus development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in urogenital system development	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in visual learning	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in visual learning	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in chromatin	ISA Inferred from Sequence Alignment more info
located_in nucleus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in nucleus	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: forkhead box protein B1

Names: transcription factor FKH-5

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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