Gene Information
Gene NameHMBOX1
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 Age645 ( ENSG00000147421 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ6NT76
Gene CardHMBOX1
Uniprot IDQ6NT76
PfamPF04814; PF00046
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.80642877)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ HMBOX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ HMBOX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ HMBOX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ HMBOX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Hmbox1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ HMBOX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Hmbox1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ HMBOX1 ( ortholog_one2one )
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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