TOX3

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SymbolTOX3
Alt. symbolsTNRC9, CAGF9
TOX high mobility group box family member 3
Identifiers
SymbolTOX3
Alt. symbolsTNRC9, CAGF9
NCBI gene27324
HGNC11972
OMIM611416
RefSeqXM_049037
UniProtO15405
Other data
LocusChr. 16 q12.1
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StructuresSwiss-model
DomainsInterPro

TOX high mobility group box family member 3, also known as TOX3, is a human gene.[1][2]

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of a subfamily of transcription factors that also includes TOX, TOX2, and TOX4 that share almost identical HMG-box DNA-binding domains which function to modify chromatin structure by unwinding and bending DNA.[3] The protein TOX3 has a glutamine-rich C-terminus due to CAG repeats.[4] TOX3 is located on human chromosome band 16q12.1.[5] The gene consists of seven exons and is highly expressed in both the brain and luminal epithelial breast tissue.[6] Mutations in the gene are associated with increased susceptibility to breast cancer.[2] TOX3 plays a role in regulating calcium-dependent transcription and interacts with cAMP-response-element-binding protein (CREB) and CREB-binding protein (CBP).[7] It also increases transcription via interaction with CITED1, a transcription co-regulator that increases transcription factor activity.[7]

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