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PHOX2B

Paired-like homeobox 2b (PHOX2B), also known as neuroblastoma Phox (NBPhox), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PHOX2B gene located on chromosome 4.

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Aliases
PHOX2B, NBLST2, NBPhox, PMX2B, paired like homeobox 2b, CCHS
Band
4p13 · 5 C3.1|5 35.95 cM
Bgee
muscle layer of sigmoid colon · buccal mucosa cell · dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve · inferior olivary nucleus · rectum
BioGPS
n/a
Chr.
Chromosome 4 (human) · Chromosome 5 (mouse)
Databases
NCBI: entry; OMA: entry

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PHOX2B

Nodes18
Edges17
Triples130
Avg. degree1.89
Density0.111111
Components1

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Gene ontology · 44
PHOX2B → autonomic nervous system development, brainstem development, cell development, cell differentiation in hindbrain, cellular response to BMP stimulus, DNA binding, DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific, DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific, dopaminergic neuron differentiation, efferent axon development in a lateral line nerve, enteric nervous system development, glial cell differentiation, hindbrain tangential cell migration, inner ear development, medullary reticular formation development, multicellular organism development, negative regulation of cell population proliferation, negative regulation of neuron differentiation, nervous system development, neural crest cell migration involved in autonomic nervous system development
Bgee · 20
PHOX2B → adrenal gland, appendix, buccal mucosa cell, dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve, duodenum, enteric nervous system, external carotid artery, facial motor nucleus, female urethra, inferior olivary nucleus, internal carotid artery, male urethra, medial vestibular nucleus, migratory enteric neural crest cell, muscle layer of sigmoid colon, pelvic ganglion, rectum, right adrenal gland, small intestine, transverse colon
RNA expression pattern · 20
PHOX2B → adrenal gland, appendix, buccal mucosa cell, dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve, duodenum, enteric nervous system, external carotid artery, facial motor nucleus, female urethra, inferior olivary nucleus, internal carotid artery, male urethra, medial vestibular nucleus, migratory enteric neural crest cell, muscle layer of sigmoid colon, pelvic ganglion, rectum, right adrenal gland, small intestine, transverse colon
related to Research · 9
PHOX2B → CCHS, Congenitial Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, Keep Me Breathing, Organisations, September, The CCHS Network, These, UK, USA
related to Pathology · 7
PHOX2B → An, Exon, Hirschsprung's, In, Mutations, ROHHAD, There
related to External links · 5
PHOX2B → Congenital Central Hypoventilation SyndromePhox2b, GeneReviews/NCBI/NIH/UW, Medicine Medical Subject Headings, MeSH, National Library
related to Immunohistochemistry · 4
PHOX2B → Essential, Its, Neuroblasts, The
Band · 2
PHOX2B → 4p13, 5 C3.1|5 35.95 cM
Chr. · 2
PHOX2B → Chromosome 4 (human), Chromosome 5 (mouse)
End · 2
PHOX2B → 41,748,725 bp, 67,256,644 bp

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bp gene human chromosome also chr band nervous system differentiation neuroblastoma protein external transcription factor respiratory location central hypoventilation syndrome

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
PHOX2BAliasesPHOX2B, NBLST2, NBPhox, PMX2B, paired like homeobox 2b, CCHS1.00infobox
PHOX2BBand4p131.00infobox
PHOX2BBand5 C3.1|5 35.95 cM1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeemuscle layer of sigmoid colon1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeebuccal mucosa cell1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeedorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeeinferior olivary nucleus1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeerectum1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeetransverse colon1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeeappendix1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeesmall intestine1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeeright adrenal gland1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeeduodenum1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeemigratory enteric neural crest cell1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeeexternal carotid artery1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeepelvic ganglion1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeeenteric nervous system1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeeinternal carotid artery1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeeadrenal gland1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeefacial motor nucleus1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeefemale urethra1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeemedial vestibular nucleus1.00infobox
PHOX2BBgeemale urethra1.00infobox
PHOX2BBioGPSn/a1.00infobox
PHOX2BChr.Chromosome 4 (human)1.00infobox
PHOX2BChr.Chromosome 5 (mouse)1.00infobox
PHOX2BDatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
PHOX2BEnd41,748,725 bp1.00infobox
PHOX2BEnd67,256,644 bp1.00infobox
PHOX2BEnsemblENSG000001091321.00infobox

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