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HOXC9 homeobox C9 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]

Gene ID: 3225, updated on 11-Jun-2025
Official Symbol
HOXC9provided by HGNC
Official Full Name
homeobox C9provided by HGNC
Primary source
HGNC:HGNC:5130
See related
Ensembl:ENSG00000180806 MIM:142971; AllianceGenome:HGNC:5130
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Homo sapiens
Lineage
Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as
HOX3; HOX3B
Summary
This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, which are located on different chromosomes and consist of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXC genes located in a cluster on chromosome 12. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Expression
Biased expression in kidney (RPKM 2.8), fat (RPKM 2.6) and 10 other tissues See more
Orthologs
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Location:
12q13.13
Exon count:
2
Annotation release Status Assembly Chr Location
RS_2024_08 current GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40) 12 NC_000012.12 (54000161..54003337)
RS_2024_08 current T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1) 12 NC_060936.1 (53965683..53968859)
RS_2024_09 previous assembly GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25) 12 NC_000012.11 (54393945..54397121)

Chromosome 12 - NC_000012.12Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene H3K4me1 hESC enhancer GRCh37_chr12:54389001-54389569 Neighboring gene HOXC cluster antisense RNA 2 Neighboring gene HOXC cluster antisense RNA 1 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid silent region 4520 Neighboring gene ATAC-STARR-seq lymphoblastoid active region 6431 Neighboring gene homeobox C8 Neighboring gene uncharacterized LOC124902939 Neighboring gene homeobox C6 Neighboring gene homeobox C5 Neighboring gene homeobox C4

  • 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

GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
Products Interactant Other Gene Complex Source Pubs Description

Markers

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Process Evidence Code Pubs
involved_in DNA-templated transcription IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in anterior/posterior pattern specification IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within anterior/posterior pattern specification IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within embryonic skeletal system development IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in embryonic skeletal system morphogenesis IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
more info
 
acts_upstream_of_or_within embryonic skeletal system morphogenesis IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
more info
 
involved_in negative regulation of cell cycle NAS
Non-traceable Author Statement
more info
PubMed 
involved_in proximal/distal pattern formation IBA
Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor
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
 
Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in aggresome IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
located_in chromatin ISA
Inferred from Sequence Alignment
more info
 
located_in nucleoplasm IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
more info
 
located_in nucleoplasm IEA
Inferred from Electronic Annotation
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
 
part_of transcription repressor complex IPI
Inferred from Physical Interaction
more info
PubMed 
Preferred Names
homeobox protein Hox-C9
Names
homeo box C9
homeobox protein Hox-3B

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

These reference sequences exist independently of genome builds. Explain

These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_006897.3NP_008828.1  homeobox protein Hox-C9

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_008828.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    Source sequence(s)
    AC012531, BC053894
    Consensus CDS
    CCDS8869.1
    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    B2RCN7, P31274, Q9H1I0
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    Q8N561
    Related
    ENSP00000302836.4, ENST00000303450.5
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    smart00389
    Location:192241
    HOX; Homeodomain
    pfam04617
    Location:1179
    Hox9_act; Hox9 activation region

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001405.40-RS_2024_08

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_000012.12 Reference GRCh38.p14 Primary Assembly

    Range
    54000161..54003337
    Download
    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)

Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

Genomic

  1. NC_060936.1 Alternate T2T-CHM13v2.0

    Range
    53965683..53968859
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    GenBank, FASTA, Sequence Viewer (Graphics)