FOXQ1, Official Symbol FOXQ1provided by HGNC Official Full Name forkhead box Q1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:20951 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000164379 MIM:612788; AllianceGenome:HGNC:20951 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 HFH1 Summary FOXQ1 is a member of the FOX gene family, which is characterized by a conserved 110-amino acid DNA-binding motif called the forkhead or winged helix domain. FOX genes are involved in embryonic development, cell cycle regulation, tissue-specific gene expression, cell signaling, and tumorigenesis (Bieller et al., 2001 [PubMed 11747606]).[supplied by OMIM, May 2009] Orthologs mouse all