The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Homeobox B9 across different species:

homeobox B9 (HOXB9), homeobox B9 (Hoxb9), homeo box B9a (hoxb9a), homeo box B9 (Hoxb9), homeobox B9 (hoxb9), homeobox protein (LOC398337), homeobox B9 (LOC100345878)

Other aliases include:

HOX2, HOX2E, HOX-2.5, Hox-2.5, MGC124051, MGC124052, MGC124053, MGC124054, bz23, BZ-23, hoxb9, MGC113834, wu:fc06b03, hox2, hox2e, xhoxb9, hox-2.5, MGC75797, LOC398337, HOXB9

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Homeobox B9:

homeobox B9 – homeo box 2E – homeo box B9 – homeobox protein Hox-B9 – OTTMUSP00000001934 – homeobox protein Hox-2.5 – homeo box B9a – homeobox b9a – homeobox gene B-9 – homeobox protein – Homeobox protein Hox-B9

Homeobox B9 fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – sequence-specific DNA binding – transcription activator activity – transcription factor activity – DNA binding – sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity – transcription regulator activity

Homeobox B9 is relevant to the following processes:

anterior/posterior pattern formation – embryonic skeletal system development – mammary gland development – multicellular organismal development – positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter – regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – regulation of transcription – transcription

Locations for Homeobox B9:

nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology