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RUNX2 RUNX family transcription factor 2

Gene ID: 860, updated on 2-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: CCD; AML3; CCD1; CLCD; OSF2; CBFA1; OSF-2; PEA2aA; PEBP2aA; CBF-alpha-1

Summary

This gene is a member of the RUNX family of transcription factors and encodes a nuclear protein with an Runt DNA-binding domain. This protein is essential for osteoblastic differentiation and skeletal morphogenesis and acts as a scaffold for nucleic acids and regulatory factors involved in skeletal gene expression. The protein can bind DNA both as a monomer or, with more affinity, as a subunit of a heterodimeric complex. Two regions of potential trinucleotide repeat expansions are present in the N-terminal region of the encoded protein, and these and other mutations in this gene have been associated with the bone development disorder cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD). Transcript variants that encode different protein isoforms result from the use of alternate promoters as well as alternate splicing. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2016]

Associated conditions

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DescriptionTests
Cleidocranial dysostosisnot available
Genome-wide association study of periodontal pathogen colonization.
GeneReviews: Not available
Many sequence variants affecting diversity of adult human height.
GeneReviews: Not available
Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies of adult height in East Asians identifies 17 novel loci.
GeneReviews: Not available
Metaphyseal dysplasia-maxillary hypoplasia-brachydacty syndrome
MedGen: C3549874OMIM: 156510GeneReviews: Not available
not available

Genomic context

Location:
6p21.1
Sequence:
Chromosome: 6; NC_000006.12 (45328330..45551082)
Total number of exons:
10

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