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GeneQ18045633· pop 6· linked from 813 articles

Also known as VUR3, SRY-box 17, SRY-box transcription factor 17

SRY-box 17 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SOX17 gene.

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Within Vinony's link graph, SOX17 is referenced by 813 other articles, and connects out to PubMed, homeobox and Ensembl genome database project.

It sits within the topics Genes on human chromosome 8 and Transcription factors.

Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.

Gene data

SOX17
Name
SRY-box transcription factor 17
Type
protein-coding
Position
54,457,928–54,462,314 (+)
Aliases
PPH7, VUR3
RefSeq RNA
NM_022454.4
RefSeq protein
NP_071899.1

This gene encodes a member of the SOX (SRY-related HMG-box) family of transcription factors involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in the determination of the cell fate. The encoded protein may act as a transcriptional regulator after forming a protein complex with other proteins. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

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SRY-box transcription factor 17

Symbol
SOX17
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
8:54,457,928-54,462,314
Strand
Forward (+)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
gene
Image
SOX17.png
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HomoloGene ID
7948
found in taxon
Homo sapiens
genomic end
54460892
genomic start
55370495
cytogenetic location
8q11.23
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Encyclopedic overview

4 sections
Contents
  • Regulation at the human ''SOX17'' locus
  • Function in development
  • References
  • Further reading

SRY-box 17 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SOX17 gene.

== Regulation at the human SOX17 locus == The gene encodes a member of the SOX (SRY-related HMG-box) family of transcription factors, located on Chromosome 8 q11.23. Its gene body is isolated within a CTCF loop domain. Approximately 230 kb upstream of SOX17 it has been identified a tissue specific differentially (hypo-)methylated region (DMR), which consists of SOX17 regulatory elements. The DMR in particular bears the most distal definitive endoderm-specific enhancer at the SOX17 locus. SOX17 itself has recently been defined as so called topologically insulated gene (TIG). TIGs per definition are single protein coding genes (PCGs) within CTCF loop domains, that are mainly enriched in developmental regulators and suggested to be very tightly controlled via their 3D loop-domain architecture.

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