Transcription factor SOX-4 is a
protein
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that in humans is encoded by the ''SOX4''
gene
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Function
This intronless gene encodes a member of the SOX (SRY-related HMG-box) family of transcription factors involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in the determination of the cell fate. The encoded protein may act as a transcriptional regulator after forming a protein complex with other proteins, such as syndecan binding protein (syntenin). The protein may function in the apoptosis pathway leading to cell death as well as to tumorigenesis and may mediate downstream effects of parathyroid hormone (PTH) and PTH-related protein (PTHrP) in bone development. The solution structure has been resolved for the HMG-box of a similar mouse protein.
Sox4 is expressed in lymphocytes (B and T) and is required for B lymphocyte development.
Clinical significance
A genomic region close to the ''SOX4'' gene has been associated with endometrial cancer development.
Interactions
SOX4 has been shown to
interact
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with
SDCBP
Syntenin-1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ''SDCBP'' gene.
Function
The protein encoded by this gene was initially identified as a molecule linking syndecan-mediated signaling to the cytoskeleton. The syntenin protein contains ta ...
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SOX gene family
''SOX'' genes ('' SRY''-related HMG-box genes) encode a family of transcription factors that bind to the minor groove in DNA, and belong to a super-family of genes characterized by a homologous sequence called the HMG-box (for high mobility g ...
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Transcription factors
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