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Table 2 Human ANTP class homeobox genes and pseudogenes

From: Classification and nomenclature of all human homeobox genes

Human ANTP-class homeobox genes and pseudogenes

HOXL subclass

Family

Gene symbol

Gene name

Location

Entrez gene ID

Previous symbols

Cdx

CDX1

caudal type homeobox 1

5q32

1044

 
 

CDX2

caudal type homeobox 2

13q12.2

1045

CDX3

 

CDX4

caudal type homeobox 4

Xq13.2

1046

 

Evx

EVX1

even-skipped homeobox 1

7p15.2

2128

 
 

EVX2

even-skipped homeobox 2

2q31.1

344191

 

Gbx

GBX1

gastrulation brain homeobox 1

7q36.1

2636

 
 

GBX2

gastrulation brain homeobox 2

2q37.2

2637

 

Gsx

GSX1

GS homeobox 1

13q12.2

219409

GSH1

 

GSX2

GS homeobox 2

4q12

170825

GSH2

Hox1

HOXA1

homeobox A1

7p15.2

3198

HOX1F

 

HOXB1

homeobox B1

17q21.32

3211

HOX2I

 

HOXD1

homeobox D1

2q31.1

3231

HOX4G

Hox2

HOXA2

homeobox A2

7p15.2

3199

HOX1K

 

HOXB2

homeobox B2

17q21.32

3212

HOX2H

Hox3

HOXA3

homeobox A3

7p15.2

3200

HOX1E

 

HOXB3

homeobox B3

17q21.32

3213

HOX2G

 

HOXD3

homeobox D3

2q31.1

3232

HOX4A

Hox4

HOXA4

homeobox A4

7p15.2

3201

HOX1D

 

HOXB4

homeobox B4

17q21.32

3214

HOX2F

 

HOXC4

homeobox C4

12q13.13

3221

HOX3E

 

HOXD4

homeobox D4

2q31.1

3233

HOX4B

Hox5

HOXA5

homeobox A5

7p15.2

3202

HOX1C

 

HOXB5

homeobox B5

17q21.32

3215

HOX2A

 

HOXC5

homeobox C5

12q13.13

3222

HOX3D

Hox6-8

HOXA6

homeobox A6

7p15.2

3203

HOX1B

 

HOXB6

homeobox B6

17q21.32

3216

HOX2B

 

HOXC6

homeobox C6

12q13.13

3223

HOX3C

 

HOXA7

homeobox A7

7p15.2

3204

HOX1A

 

HOXB7

homeobox B7

17q21.32

3217

HOX2C

 

HOXB8

homeobox B8

17q21.32

3218

HOX2D

 

HOXC8

homeobox C8

12q13.13

3224

HOX3A

 

HOXD8

homeobox D8

2q31.1

3234

HOX4E

Hox9-13

HOXA9

homeobox A9

7p15.2

3205

HOX1G

 

HOXB9

homeobox B9

17q21.32

3219

HOX2E

 

HOXC9

homeobox C9

12q13.13

3225

HOX3B

 

HOXD9

homeobox D9

2q31.1

3235

HOX4C

 

HOXA10

homeobox A10

7p15.2

3206

HOX1H

 

HOXC10

homeobox C10

12q13.13

3226

HOX3I

 

HOXD10

homeobox D10

2q31.1

3236

HOX4D, HOX4E

 

HOXA11

homeobox A11

7p15.2

3207

HOX1I

 

HOXC11

homeobox C11

12q13.13

3227

HOX3H

 

HOXD11

homeobox D11

2q31.1

3237

HOX4F

 

HOXC12

homeobox C12

12q13.13

3228

HOX3F

 

HOXA13

homeobox A13

7p15.2

3209

HOX1J

 

HOXB13

homeobox B13

17q21.32

10481

 
 

HOXC13

homeobox C13

12q13.13

3229

HOX3G

 

HOXD13

homeobox D13

2q31.1

3239

HOX4I

Mnx

MNX1

motor neuron and pancreas homeobox 1

7q36.3

3110

HLXB9, HB9, HOXHB9

Meox

MEOX1

mesenchyme homeobox 1

17q21.31

4222

MOX1

 

MEOX2

mesenchyme homeobox 2

7p21.1

4223

MOX2, GAX

Pdx

PDX1

pancreatic and duodenal homeobox 1

13q12.2

3651

IPF1, IUF1, IDX1, STF1

NKL subclass

Barhl

BARHL1

BarH-like homeobox 1

9q34.13

56751

 
 

BARHL2

BarH-like homeobox 2

1p22.2

343472

 

Barx

BARX1

BARX homeobox 1

9q22.32

56033

 
 

BARX2

BARX homeobox 2

11q24.3

8538

 

Bsx

BSX

brain specific homeobox

11q24.1

390259

 

Dbx

DBX1

developing brain homeobox 1

11p15.1

120237

 
 

DBX2

developing brain homeobox 2

12q12

440097

 

Dlx

DLX1

distal-less homeobox 1

2q31.1

1745

 
 

DLX2

distal-less homeobox 2

2q31.1

1746

TES1

 

DLX3

distal-less homeobox 3

17q21.33

1747

 
 

DLX4

distal-less homeobox 4

17q21.33

1748

DLX7, DLX8, DLX9, BP1

 

DLX5

distal-less homeobox 5

7q21.3

1749

 
 

DLX6

distal-less homeobox 6

7q21.3

1750

 

Emx

EMX1

empty spiracles homeobox 1

2p13.2

2016

 
 

EMX2

empty spiracles homeobox 2

10q26.11

2018

 

En

EN1

engrailed homeobox 1

2q14.2

2019

 
 

EN2

engrailed homeobox 2

7q36.3

2020

 

Hhex

HHEX

hematopoietically expressed homeobox

10q23.33

3087

HEX, PRH, PRHX

Hlx

HLX

H2.0-like homeobox

1q41

3142

HLX1, HB24

Lbx

LBX1

ladybird homeobox 1

10q24.32

10660

LBX1H, HPX6

 

LBX2

ladybird homeobox 2

2p13.1

85474

 

Msx

MSX1

msh homeobox 1

4p16.2

4487

HOX7

 

MSX2

msh homeobox 2

5q35.2

4488

HOX8, MSH

 

MSX2P1

msh homeobox 2 pseudogene

17q23.2

55545

HPX5, MSX2P

Nanog

NANOG

Nanog homeobox

12p13.31

79923

 
 

NANOGP1

Nanog homeobox pseudogene 1

12p13.31

404635

NANOG2

 

NANOGP2

Nanog homeobox pseudogene 2

2q36.1

414131

NANOGP4

 

NANOGP3

Nanog homeobox pseudogene 3

6p12.1

340217

 
 

NANOGP4

Nanog homeobox pseudogene 4

7p15.1

414132

NANOGP2

 

NANOGP5

Nanog homeobox pseudogene 5

9q31.1

414133

 
 

NANOGP6

Nanog homeobox pseudogene 6

10q24.2

414134

 
 

NANOGP7

Nanog homeobox pseudogene 7

14q32.12

414130

NANOGP3

 

NANOGP8

Nanog homeobox pseudogene 8

15q14

388112

NANOGP1

 

NANOGP9

Nanog homeobox pseudogene 9

Xq12

349386

NANOGP6

 

NANOGP10

Nanog homeobox pseudogene 10

Xp11.3

349372

NANOGP5

 

NANOGP11

Nanog homeobox pseudogene 11

6q25.2

414135

 

Nk1

NKX1-1

NK1 homeobox 1

4p16.3

54279

NKX1.1, HSPX153, HPX153

 

NKX1-2

NK1 homeobox 2

10q26.13

390010

NKX1.2, C10orf121

Nk2.1

NKX2-1

NK2 homeobox 1

14q13.3

7080

NKX2.1, NKX2A, TTF1, TITF1

 

NKX2-4

NK2 homeobox 4

20p11.22

4823

NKX2.4, NKX2D

Nk2.2

NKX2-2

NK2 homeobox 2

20p11.22

4821

NKX2.2, NKX2B

 

NKX2-8

NK2 homeobox 8

14q13.3

26257

NKX2.8, NKX2H

Nk3

NKX3-1

NK3 homeobox 1

8p21.2

4824

NKX3.1, NKX3A

 

NKX3-2

NK3 homeobox 2

4p15.33

579

NKX3.2, NKX3B, BAPX1

Nk4

NKX2-3

NK2 homeobox 3

10q24.2

159296

NKX2.3, NKX2C, NKX4-3, CSX3

 

NKX2-5

NK2 homeobox 5

5q35.1

1482

NKX2.5, NKX2E, NKX4-1, CSX, CSX1

 

NKX2-6

NK2 homeobox 6

8p21.2

137814

NKX2.6, NKX4-2, CSX2

Nk5/Hmx

HMX1

H6 family homeobox 1

4p16.1

3166

NKX5-3, H6

 

HMX2

H6 family homeobox 2

10q26.13

3167

NKX5-2, H6L

 

HMX3

H6 family homeobox 3

10q26.13

340784

NKX5-1

Nk6

NKX6-1

NK6 homeobox 1

4q21.23

4825

NKX6.1, NKX6A

 

NKX6-2

NK6 homeobox 2

10q26.3

84504

NKX6.2, NKX6B, GTX

 

NKX6-3

NK6 homeobox 3

8p11.21

157848

NKX6.3

Noto

NOTO

notochord homeobox

2p13.2

344022

 

Tlx

TLX1

T-cell leukemia homeobox 1

10q24.32

3195

HOX11, TCL3

 

TLX2

T-cell leukemia homeobox 2

2p13.1

3196

HOX11L1, NCX

 

TLX3

T-cell leukemia homeobox 3

5q35.1

30012

HOX11L2, RNX

Vax

VAX1

ventral anterior homeobox 1

10q26.11

11023

 
 

VAX2

ventral anterior homeobox 2

2p13.3

25806

 

Ventx

VENTX

VENT homeobox

10q26.3

27287

VENTX2, HPX42B

 

VENTXP1

VENT homeobox pseudogene 1

Xp21.3

139538

VENTX2P1, NA88A

 

VENTXP2

VENT homeobox pseudogene 2

13q31.1

347975

VENTX2P2

 

VENTXP3

VENT homeobox pseudogene 3

12q21.1

349814

VENTX2P3

 

VENTXP4

VENT homeobox pseudogene 4

3p24.2

152101

VENTX2P4

 

VENTXP5

VENT homeobox pseudogene 5

8p12

442384

 
 

VENTXP6

VENT homeobox pseudogene 6

8q21.11

552879

 
 

VENTXP7

VENT homeobox pseudogene 7

3p24.3

391518

VENTX1, HPX42

  1. Human ANTP class homeobox genes and pseudogenes including full names, chromosomal locations, Entrez Gene IDs and previous symbols. NANOGP1 is a duplicate of NANOG.