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Homo sapiens Gene: SOX2
Summary
InnateDB Gene IDBG-66692.6
Last Modified 2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]
Gene Symbol SOX2
Gene Name SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2
Synonyms ANOP3; MCOPS3
Species Homo sapiens
Ensembl Gene ENSG00000181449
Encoded Proteins
IDBP-66694
SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2
Protein Structure
Useful resources Stemformatics EHFPI ImmGen
Entrez Gene
Summary This intronless gene encodes a member of the SRY-related HMG-box (SOX) family of transcription factors involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in the determination of cell fate. The product of this gene is required for stem-cell maintenance in the central nervous system, and also regulates gene expression in the stomach. Mutations in this gene have been associated with optic nerve hypoplasia and with syndromic microphthalmia, a severe form of structural eye malformation. This gene lies within an intron of another gene called SOX2 overlapping transcript (SOX2OT). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Gene Information
Type Protein coding
Genomic Location Chromosome 3:181711924-181714436
Strand Forward strand
Band q26.33
Transcripts
ENST00000325404 ENSP00000323588
Interactions
Number of Interactions This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 342 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
They are also associated with 35 interaction(s) predicted by orthology.
Experimentally validated
Total 342 [view]
Protein-Protein 336 [view]
Protein-DNA 6 [view]
Protein-RNA 0
DNA-DNA 0
RNA-RNA 0
DNA-RNA 0
Predicted by orthology
Total 35 [view]
Gene Ontology

Molecular Function
Accession GO Term
GO:0000976 transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
GO:0000981 sequence-specific DNA binding RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity
GO:0001077 RNA polymerase II core promoter proximal region sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity involved in positive regulation of transcription
GO:0003677 DNA binding
GO:0003682 chromatin binding
GO:0003700 sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity
GO:0005515 protein binding
GO:0035198 miRNA binding
GO:0043565 sequence-specific DNA binding
GO:0044212 transcription regulatory region DNA binding
GO:0046982 protein heterodimerization activity
Biological Process
GO:0000122 negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
GO:0001649 osteoblast differentiation
GO:0001654 eye development
GO:0001708 cell fate specification
GO:0001714 endodermal cell fate specification
GO:0002052 positive regulation of neuroblast proliferation
GO:0006325 chromatin organization
GO:0006351 transcription, DNA-templated
GO:0006355 regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
GO:0006357 regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
GO:0006366 transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
GO:0007050 cell cycle arrest
GO:0007605 sensory perception of sound
GO:0009611 response to wounding
GO:0010033 response to organic substance
GO:0010468 regulation of gene expression
GO:0019827 stem cell maintenance
GO:0021781 glial cell fate commitment
GO:0021879 forebrain neuron differentiation
GO:0021983 pituitary gland development
GO:0021984 adenohypophysis development
GO:0021987 cerebral cortex development
GO:0022409 positive regulation of cell-cell adhesion
GO:0030178 negative regulation of Wnt signaling pathway
GO:0030539 male genitalia development
GO:0030858 positive regulation of epithelial cell differentiation
GO:0030900 forebrain development
GO:0030910 olfactory placode formation
GO:0032526 response to retinoic acid
GO:0035019 somatic stem cell maintenance
GO:0042246 tissue regeneration
GO:0042472 inner ear morphogenesis
GO:0043281 regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process
GO:0043410 positive regulation of MAPK cascade
GO:0043586 tongue development
GO:0045165 cell fate commitment
GO:0045596 negative regulation of cell differentiation
GO:0045597 positive regulation of cell differentiation
GO:0045665 negative regulation of neuron differentiation
GO:0045666 positive regulation of neuron differentiation
GO:0045668 negative regulation of osteoblast differentiation
GO:0045747 positive regulation of Notch signaling pathway
GO:0045893 positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
GO:0045944 positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
GO:0046148 pigment biosynthetic process
GO:0048286 lung alveolus development
GO:0048568 embryonic organ development
GO:0048646 anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis
GO:0048663 neuron fate commitment
GO:0048839 inner ear development
GO:0048852 diencephalon morphogenesis
GO:0048863 stem cell differentiation
GO:0050680 negative regulation of epithelial cell proliferation
GO:0050767 regulation of neurogenesis
GO:0050910 detection of mechanical stimulus involved in sensory perception of sound
GO:0050973 detection of mechanical stimulus involved in equilibrioception
GO:0060042 retina morphogenesis in camera-type eye
GO:0060235 lens induction in camera-type eye
GO:0060441 epithelial tube branching involved in lung morphogenesis
GO:0070848 response to growth factor
GO:0090090 negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway
GO:0097150 neuronal stem cell maintenance
Cellular Component
GO:0005634 nucleus
GO:0005667 transcription factor complex
GO:0005737 cytoplasm
GO:0005829 cytosol
GO:0044798 nuclear transcription factor complex
Orthologs
Species
Mus musculus
Bos taurus
Gene ID
Gene Order
ENSMUSG00000074637
View Gene Order
ENSBTAG00000011598
Not yet available
Pathways
NETPATH
REACTOME
REACT_111045
Developmental Biology pathway
REACT_200812
Transcriptional regulation of pluripotent stem cells pathway
REACT_200759
POU5F1 (OCT4), SOX2, NANOG activate genes related to proliferation pathway
REACT_200670
POU5F1 (OCT4), SOX2, NANOG repress genes related to differentiation pathway
KEGG
INOH
PID NCI
Cross-References
SwissProt
TrEMBL
UniProt Splice Variant
Entrez Gene
UniGene Hs.518438 Hs.642211
RefSeq NM_003106
HUGO
OMIM
CCDS CCDS3239
HPRD 08921
IMGT
EMBL
GenPept
RNA Seq Atlas

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Breuer et al., InnateDB: systems biology of innate immunity and beyond - recent updates and continuing curation. Nucl. Acids Res. (2013) 41 (D1) 

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