Gene Information
Gene NameSOX7
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length388
Protein NamesTranscription factor SOX-7
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age1714 ( ENSG00000171056 )
3 ( ENSG00000285438 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9BT81
Gene CardSOX7
Uniprot IDQ9BT81
PfamPF00505; PF12067
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-1.308358159)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SOX7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SOX7 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SOX7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Sox7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SOX7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Sox7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SOX7 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSOX18, SOX17
ParalogsSOX12, SOX17, SOX13, SOX30, CFAP65, SOX21, SOX8, SOX5, SOX14, SOX6, SOX9, SRY, SOX10, SOX1, SOX4, SOX18, SOX11, SOX3, SOX2, SOX15
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed in adult and fetal tissues. Present both in mesenchymal and epithelial cells in some adult tissues, including colon. Tends to be down-regulated in prostate adenocarcinomas and colorectal tumors due to promoter hypermethylation. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11691915, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18819930}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00267}. Cytoplasm {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18819930}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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