Gene
HOXB5
homeobox B5
- HGNC 5116(opens in a new tab)
- Ensembl gene ENSG00000120075(opens in a new tab)
- NCBI Gene 3215(opens in a new tab)
Summary
- Cytogenetic location
- 17q21.32
- Coordinates
- Chromosome 17: 48,591,257–48,593,779 (GRCh38)
- Exons
- 2 exons across 2.5 kb
- Protein
- 269 amino acids
- Previous symbols
- HOX2, HOX2A
- MANE Select transcript
- ENST00000239151.6NM_002147.4
- Locus type
- gene with protein product
Reference genomeGRCh38hg38
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How HOXB5 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 1.9 kb of the gene's 2.5 kb; 810 of those bases code for the protein.
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.
Cite this page
Dante Labs. (n.d.). HOXB5 gene: homeobox B5. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/hoxb5
Dante Labs. HOXB5 gene: homeobox B5 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/hoxb5
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