HOXB1, Official Symbol HOXB1provided by HGNC Official Full Name homeobox B1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:5111 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000120094 MIM:142968; AllianceGenome:HGNC:5111 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 HOX2; HCFP3; HOX2I; Hox-2.9 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, located on different chromosomes, consisting of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXB genes located in a cluster on chromosome 17. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all