HOXB13, Official Symbol HOXB13provided by HGNC Official Full Name homeobox B13provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:5112 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000159184 MIM:604607; AllianceGenome:HGNC:5112 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 HPC9; PSGD Summary This gene encodes a transcription factor that belongs to the homeobox gene family. Genes of this family are highly conserved among vertebrates and essential for vertebrate embryonic development. This gene has been implicated to play a role in fetal skin development and cutaneous regeneration. In mice, a similar gene was shown to exhibit temporal and spatial colinearity in the main body axis of the embryo, but was not expressed in the secondary axes, which suggests functions in body patterning along the axis. This gene and other HOXB genes form a gene cluster at chromosome the 17q21-22 region. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in prostate (RPKM 57.5) and colon (RPKM 27.9) See more Orthologs mouse all