Transcription factor SOX-8

<p>This section provides any useful information about the protein, mostly biological knowledge.<p><a href='/help/function_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Functionⁱ

Regions

<p>The <a href="http://www.geneontology.org/">Gene Ontology (GO)</a> project provides a set of hierarchical controlled vocabulary split into 3 categories:<p><a href='/help/gene_ontology' target='_top'>More...</a></p>GO - Molecular functionⁱ

• DNA binding Source: UniProtKB <p>Non-traceable Author Statement</p> <p>Used for statements in the abstract, introduction or discussion of a paper that cannot be traced back to another publication.</p> <p>More information in the <a href="http://geneontology.org/page/guide-go-evidence-codes#nas">GO evidence code guide</a></p> Non-traceable author statementⁱ
  • "Cloning and characterisation of the Sry-related transcription factor gene Sox8."
    Schepers G.E., Bullejos M., Hosking B.M., Koopman P.
    Nucleic Acids Res. 28:1473-1480(2000) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific Source: NTNU_SB
• RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding Source: UniProtKB
• sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding Source: ARUK-UCL <p>Inferred from Direct Assay</p> <p>Used to indicate a direct assay for the function, process or component indicated by the GO term.</p> <p>More information in the <a href="http://geneontology.org/page/guide-go-evidence-codes#ida">GO evidence code guide</a></p> Inferred from direct assayⁱ
  • "Impact of cytosine methylation on DNA binding specificities of human transcription factors."
    Yin Y., Morgunova E., Jolma A., Kaasinen E., Sahu B., Khund-Sayeed S., Das P.K., Kivioja T., Dave K., Zhong F., Nitta K.R., Taipale M., Popov A., Ginno P.A., Domcke S., Yan J., Schubeler D., Vinson C., Taipale J.
    Science 356:0-0(2017) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]

GO - Biological processⁱ

• adipose tissue development Source: UniProtKB
• astrocyte fate commitment Source: Ensembl
• cell fate commitment Source: UniProtKB
• cell maturation Source: Ensembl
• enteric nervous system development Source: UniProtKB
• fat cell differentiation Source: UniProtKB
• in utero embryonic development Source: UniProtKB
• male gonad development Source: UniProtKB
• metanephric nephron tubule formation Source: UniProtKB
• morphogenesis of a branching epithelium Source: UniProtKB
• morphogenesis of an epithelium Source: GO_Central <p>Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor</p> <p>A type of phylogenetic evidence whereby an aspect of a descendent is inferred through the characterization of an aspect of a ancestral gene.</p> <p>More information in the <a href="http://geneontology.org/page/guide-go-evidence-codes#iba">GO evidence code guide</a></p> Inferred from biological aspect of ancestorⁱ
  • "Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium."
    Gaudet P., Livstone M.S., Lewis S.E., Thomas P.D.
    Brief Bioinform 12:449-462(2011) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• negative regulation of apoptotic process Source: UniProtKB
• negative regulation of myoblast differentiation Source: UniProtKB
• negative regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation Source: Ensembl
• negative regulation of transcription, DNA-templated Source: UniProtKB
• negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II Source: GO_CentralInferred from biological aspect of ancestorⁱ
  • "Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium."
    Gaudet P., Livstone M.S., Lewis S.E., Thomas P.D.
    Brief Bioinform 12:449-462(2011) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• neural crest cell development Source: GO_CentralInferred from biological aspect of ancestorⁱ
  • "Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium."
    Gaudet P., Livstone M.S., Lewis S.E., Thomas P.D.
    Brief Bioinform 12:449-462(2011) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• neural crest cell migration Source: UniProtKB
• oligodendrocyte differentiation Source: UniProtKB
• osteoblast differentiation Source: UniProtKB
• peripheral nervous system development Source: UniProtKB
• positive regulation of branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis Source: UniProtKB
• positive regulation of gene expression Source: Ensembl
• positive regulation of gliogenesis Source: UniProtKB
• positive regulation of kidney development Source: UniProtKB
• positive regulation of osteoblast proliferation Source: UniProtKB
• positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated Source: UniProtKB
• positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II Source: UniProtKBInferred from direct assayⁱ
  • Ref.5

    "The SOX8 gene is located within 700 kb of the tip of chromosome 16p and is deleted in a patient with ATR-16 syndrome."
    Pfeifer D., Poulat F., Holinski-Feder E., Kooy F., Scherer G.
    Genomics 63:108-116(2000) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]

    Cited for: NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE [MRNA] OF 119-446.
• regulation of hormone levels Source: UniProtKB
• regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II Source: GO_CentralInferred from biological aspect of ancestorⁱ
  • "Phylogenetic-based propagation of functional annotations within the Gene Ontology consortium."
    Gaudet P., Livstone M.S., Lewis S.E., Thomas P.D.
    Brief Bioinform 12:449-462(2011) [PubMed] [Europe PMC] [Abstract]
• renal vesicle induction Source: UniProtKB
• retina development in camera-type eye Source: UniProtKB
• retinal rod cell differentiation Source: UniProtKB
• Sertoli cell development Source: UniProtKB
• signal transduction Source: UniProtKB
• skeletal muscle cell differentiation Source: Ensembl
• spermatogenesis Source: UniProtKB
• ureter morphogenesis Source: UniProtKB

<p>UniProtKB Keywords constitute a <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/keywords">controlled vocabulary</a> with a hierarchical structure. Keywords summarise the content of a UniProtKB entry and facilitate the search for proteins of interest.<p><a href='/help/keywords' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Keywordsⁱ

Enzyme and pathway databases

<p>This section provides information about the protein and gene name(s) and synonym(s) and about the organism that is the source of the protein sequence.<p><a href='/help/names_and_taxonomy_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Names & Taxonomyⁱ

Organism-specific databases

<p>This section provides information on the location and the topology of the mature protein in the cell.<p><a href='/help/subcellular_location_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Subcellular locationⁱ

• UniProt annotation
• GO - Cellular component

Keywords - Cellular componentⁱ

<p>This section provides information on the disease(s) and phenotype(s) associated with a protein.<p><a href='/help/pathology_and_biotech_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Pathology & Biotechⁱ

Organism-specific databases

Miscellaneous databases

Genetic variation databases

<p>This section describes post-translational modifications (PTMs) and/or processing events.<p><a href='/help/ptm_processing_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>PTM / Processingⁱ

Molecule processing

Proteomic databases

PTM databases

<p>This section provides information on the expression of a gene at the mRNA or protein level in cells or in tissues of multicellular organisms.<p><a href='/help/expression_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Expressionⁱ

Gene expression databases

Organism-specific databases

<p>This section provides information on the quaternary structure of a protein and on interaction(s) with other proteins or protein complexes.<p><a href='/help/interaction_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Interactionⁱ

Protein-protein interaction databases

Miscellaneous databases

<p>This section provides information on the tertiary and secondary structure of a protein.<p><a href='/help/structure_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Structureⁱ

3D structure databases

<p>This section provides information on sequence similarities with other proteins and the domain(s) present in a protein.<p><a href='/help/family_and_domains_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Family & Domainsⁱ

Region

Compositional bias

<p>This subsection of the 'Family and domains' section provides general information on the biological role of a domain. The term 'domain' is intended here in its wide acceptation, it may be a structural domain, a transmembrane region or a functional domain. Several domains are described in this subsection.<p><a href='/help/domain_cc' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Domainⁱ

Phylogenomic databases

Family and domain databases

<p>This section displays by default the canonical protein sequence and upon request all isoforms described in the entry. It also includes information pertinent to the sequence(s), including <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/sequence_length">length</a> and <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/sequences">molecular weight</a>. The information is filed in different subsections. The current subsections and their content are listed below:<p><a href='/help/sequences_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Sequenceⁱ

<p>This subsection of the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/sequences_section">Sequence</a> section indicates if the <a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/canonical_and_isoforms">canonical sequence</a> displayed by default in the entry is complete or not.<p><a href='/help/sequence_status' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Sequence statusⁱ: Complete.

        10         20         30         40         50
MLDMSEARSQ PPCSPSGTAS SMSHVEDSDS DAPPSPAGSE GLGRAGVAVG 
        60         70         80         90        100
GARGDPAEAA DERFPACIRD AVSQVLKGYD WSLVPMPVRG GGGGALKAKP 
       110        120        130        140        150
HVKRPMNAFM VWAQAARRKL ADQYPHLHNA ELSKTLGKLW RLLSESEKRP 
       160        170        180        190        200
FVEEAERLRV QHKKDHPDYK YQPRRRKSAK AGHSDSDSGA ELGPHPGGGA 
       210        220        230        240        250
VYKAEAGLGD GHHHGDHTGQ THGPPTPPTT PKTELQQAGA KPELKLEGRR 
       260        270        280        290        300
PVDSGRQNID FSNVDISELS SEVMGTMDAF DVHEFDQYLP LGGPAPPEPG 
       310        320        330        340        350
QAYGGAYFHA GASPVWAHKS APSASASPTE TGPPRPHIKT EQPSPGHYGD 
       360        370        380        390        400
QPRGSPDYGS CSGQSSATPA APAGPFAGSQ GDYGDLQASS YYGAYPGYAP 
       410        420        430        440 
GLYQYPCFHS PRRPYASPLL NGLALPPAHS PTSHWDQPVY TTLTRP     

<p>This subsection of the 'Sequence' section reports difference(s) between the protein sequence shown in the UniProtKB entry and other available protein sequences derived from the same gene.<p><a href='/help/sequence_caution' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Sequence cautionⁱ

Sequence databases

Genome annotation databases

<p>This section provides links to proteins that are similar to the protein sequence(s) described in this entry at different levels of sequence identity thresholds (100%, 90% and 50%) based on their membership in UniProt Reference Clusters (<a href="http://www.uniprot.org/help/uniref">UniRef</a>).<p><a href='/help/similar_proteins_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Similar proteinsⁱ

• 90% Identity
• 50% Identity

<p>This section is used to point to information related to entries and found in data collections other than UniProtKB.<p><a href='/help/cross_references_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Cross-referencesⁱ

Sequence databases

3D structure databases

Protein-protein interaction databases

PTM databases

Genetic variation databases

Proteomic databases

Protocols and materials databases

Genome annotation databases

Organism-specific databases

Phylogenomic databases

Enzyme and pathway databases

Miscellaneous databases

Gene expression databases

Family and domain databases

<p>This section provides general information on the entry.<p><a href='/help/entry_information_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Entry informationⁱ

<p>This section contains any relevant information that doesn't fit in any other defined sections<p><a href='/help/miscellaneous_section' target='_top'>More...</a></p>Miscellaneousⁱ

Keywords - Technical termⁱ

Documents

1. Human chromosome 16
   Human chromosome 16: entries, gene names and cross-references to MIM
2. MIM cross-references
   Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (MIM) cross-references in UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot