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Gene information for SOX2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID6657
Official gene symbolSOX2
Full nameSRY (sex determining region Y)-box 2
Aliases,ANOP3,MCOPS3,MGC2413,
Gene summaryThis intronless gene encodes a member of the SRY-related HMG-box (SOX) family of transcription factors involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in the determination of cell fate. The product of this gene is required for stem-cell maintenance in the central nervous system, and also regulates gene expression in the stomach. Mutations in this gene have been associated with optic nerve hypoplasia and with syndromic microphthalmia, a severe form of structural eye malformation. This gene lies within an intron of another gene called SOX2 overlapping transcript (SOX2OT). [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 3   Locus: 3q26.3-q27
Gene position181429722 - 181432224  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size2503 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID184429