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FOXB1 forkhead box B1

Gene ID: 27023, updated on 27-Aug-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: FKH5; HFKH-5

Summary

Enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including mammary gland development; nervous system development; and visual learning. Predicted to act upstream of or within spinal cord development; thalamus development; and urogenital system development. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Predicted to be part of chromatin. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Genomic context

Location:
15q22.2
Sequence:
Chromosome: 15; NC_000015.10 (60004311..60007444)
Total number of exons:
2

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