HOXC8

protein-coding

homeobox C8, the group of HOXL subclass homeoboxes

Gene summary

This gene belongs to the homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, which are located on different chromosomes and consist of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXC genes located in a cluster on chromosome 12. The product of this gene may play a role in the regulation of cartilage differentiation. It could also be involved in chondrodysplasias or other cartilage disorders. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Previous symbols:
  • HOX3
  • HOX3A

MANE transcript

NM_022658.4

Inheritance

—

ClinVar variants

U:29

Top phenotype

—

gnomAD constraint

pLI —, LoF o/e 0.28

Max pathogenic AF

—

Genomic locus

chr12:54,008,985-54,012,769

External References & Databases

Transcript & Mutation Effects

hg38 • Region Span ~3.8 kb
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GenCC Phenotypes & Disease Associations

Curated gene-disease validity assertions and inheritance patterns

No GenCC data available for this gene.

ClinVar Associated Diseases & Phenotypes

Reported disease conditions connected to HOXC8 variants in ClinVar

1 Conditions Cataloged
not specifiedTotal: 29

ClinVar Variants & Pathogenicity by Type

Statistics based on transcript NM_022658.4. Only rare variants are included.

We include only reliable ClinVar variants with their consequences to MANE Select, MANE Plus Clinical transcripts, or transcripts with TSL equal to 1. Click a count to filter the variants table below.

Slight differences between displayed counts and ClinVar may occur due to a different transcript/consequence chosen by our variant effect predictor, or because we classify Benign/Likely benign as Likely benign and Pathogenic/Likely pathogenic as Likely pathogenic.

EffectPLPVUSLBBSum
synonymous
0
missense
29
clinvar
29
nonsense
0
start loss
0
frameshift
0
splice donor/acceptor (+/-2bp)
0
Total00290029
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Transcript Catalog

Annotated transcript isoforms across RefSeq and Ensembl databases

Showing 3 of 3 transcripts
Transcript IDSourceProtein IDCoding ExonsMANE Status
NM_022658.4RefSeqNP_073149.12MANE Select
ENST00000040584.6EnsemblENSP00000040584.42MANE Select
ENST00001141970.1EnsemblENSP00000801260.12Standard

Gene Ontology (GO) Annotations & Pathways

Biological processes, molecular functions, cellular components and pathways

Pathways ConsensusPathDB

  • miR-targeted genes in epithelium - TarBase
  • Differentiation of white and brown adipocyte

Biological Process

  • negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
  • anterior/posterior pattern specification
  • neuron differentiation
  • skeletal system morphogenesis

Molecular Function

  • DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific
  • sequence-specific DNA binding

Cellular Component

  • nucleoplasm
  • microtubule cytoskeleton

gnomAD Constraint

Source: gnomAD

Gene type
protein_coding
Transcript type
protein_coding
Transcript
ENST00000040584
Coding exons
2
Length
4739
Individuals with no LoFs
125742
Homozygous LoFs
0
Heterozygous LoFs
6
Defined
125748
p
0.0000239
Z-ScoreObservedExpectedObserved/ExpectedMutation RateTotal Possible
Missense0.5021121280.8750.000006201590
Missense (PolyPhen)2640.1510.64756468
Synonymous-2.617551.21.460.00000264446
Loss of Function2.16310.60.2844.70e-7117

Population LoF Frequency

PopulationCAFp-valueStatus
African00.0absent
Latino/Admixed American0.0000290.000029rare
Ashkenazi Jewish00.0absent
East Asian0.0000540.000054rare
Finnish00.0absent
European (Non-Finnish)0.0000270.000026rare
South Asian0.0000330.000033rare
Other00.0absent

dbNSFP Gene Annotations

Source: dbNSFP

Function
FUNCTION: Sequence-specific transcription factor which is part of a developmental regulatory system that provides cells with specific positional identities on the anterior-posterior axis.;

Recessive Scores

pRec
0.180

Intolerance Scores

LoFtool
0.170
RVIS EVS
-0.25
RVIS percentile EVS
35.42

Essentials

Essential (CRISPR)
N
Essential (CRISPR2)
N
Essential (gene trap)
N
Indispensability pred.
E
Indispensability score
0.965

Gene Damage Prediction

AllRecessiveDominant
MendelianMediumMediumMedium
Primary ImmunodeficiencyMediumMediumMedium
CancerMediumMediumMedium
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