Gene
HOXB1
homeobox B1
- HGNC 5111↗(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000120094↗(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 3211↗(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 17q21.32
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 17: 48,528,526–48,531,011 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 2 exons across 2.5 kb
- Protein
- 301 amino acids
- Previous symbols
- HOX2, HOX2I
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000239174.7NM_002144.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
- Very high
- Confident
- Low
- Very low
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How HOXB1 is laid out
- Coding sequence
- Untranslated region
- Intron
- Direction of transcription
Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.
Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).
Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.
Exons make up 2 kb of the gene's 2.5 kb; 906 of those bases code for the protein.
Traits linked to HOXB1
The Human Phenotype Ontology lists these as features of the rare conditions HOXB1 can cause. Each trait's page lists the other genes linked to it.
External links
Gene records
Transcript
Protein
Where this comes from
- HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
- MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.
- The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). HOXB1 gene: homeobox B1. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/hoxb1
Dante Labs. HOXB1 gene: homeobox B1 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/hoxb1
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