Homeobox A10
HOX1H
Homeobox Protein Hox-A10
Homeobox Protein Hox-1.8
Homeobox Protein Hox-1H
Homeo Box A10
HOX1
PL
Homeobox Protein HOXA10
Homeobox Protein 1H
HOX1.8
In vertebrates, the genes encoding the class of transcription factors called homeobox genes are found in clusters named A, B, C, and D on four separate chromosomes. Expression of these proteins is spatially and temporally regulated during embryonic development. This gene is part of the A cluster on chromosome 7 and encodes a DNA-binding transcription factor that may regulate gene expression, morphogenesis, and differentiation. More specifically, it may function in fertility, embryo viability, and regulation of hematopoietic lineage commitment. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been described. Read-through transcription also exists between this gene and the downstream homeobox A9 (HOXA9) gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2011]
Forensic Context
A study in humans demonstrated that the mRNA marker HOXA10 is expressed in venous blood, menstrual blood, and semen, as assessed by TaqMan probe qPCR [Liang et al. DOI:Not mentioned].