Gene Information
Gene NameHOT1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length420
Protein NamesHomeobox-containing protein 1 (Homeobox telomere-binding protein 1) (Telomere-associated homeobox-containing protein 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ6NT76
Gene CardHMBOX1
Uniprot IDQ6NT76
PfamPF04814; PF00046
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityUbiquitous. Detected in pancreas, brain, spleen, placenta, prostate, thymus, liver, heart, bone marrow, skeletal muscle, stomach, uterus, testis, kidney, ovary, colon, lung, cardiac muscle and thyroid gland. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16825764, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19728927, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19757162}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2CUF  (NMR  4J19  (X-ray  2.90A 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16825764, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19728927}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16825764, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19728927}. Chromosome, telomere {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23685356, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23813958}. Nucleus, Cajal body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23685356}. Nucleus, PML body {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23813958}. Note=Predominantly detected in cytoplasm (PubMed:16825764, PubMed:19728927). Localizes in a dynamic manner to actively processed telomeres (PubMed:23685356). Localizes to the periphery of Cajal bodies (PubMed:23685356). Associates with PML nuclear bodies in telomerase-negative cells (PubMed:23813958). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16825764, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19728927, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23685356, ECO:0000269|PubMed:23813958}.;
[Isoform 5]: Nucleus {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19757162}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19757162}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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