HOXA9, Official Symbol HOXA9provided by HGNC Official Full Name homeobox A9provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:5109 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000078399 MIM:142956; AllianceGenome:HGNC:5109 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 HOX1; ABD-B; HOX1G; HOX1.7 Summary In vertebrates, the genes encoding the class of transcription factors called homeobox genes are found in clusters named A, B, C, and D on four separate chromosomes. Expression of these proteins is spatially and temporally regulated during embryonic development. This gene is part of the A cluster on chromosome 7 and encodes a DNA-binding transcription factor which may regulate gene expression, morphogenesis, and differentiation. This gene is highly similar to the abdominal-B (Abd-B) gene of Drosophila. A specific translocation event which causes a fusion between this gene and the NUP98 gene has been associated with myeloid leukemogenesis. Read-through transcription exists between this gene and the upstream homeobox A10 (HOXA10) gene.[provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011] Expression Biased expression in kidney (RPKM 13.0), endometrium (RPKM 8.0) and 11 other tissues See more Orthologs all