Biology:FOXQ1

Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Generic protein structure example

Forkhead box Q1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the FOXQ1 gene.

Function

FOXQ1 is a member of the FOX gene family, which is characterized by a conserved 110-amino acid DNA-binding motif called the forkhead or winged helix domain. FOX genes are involved in embryonic development, cell cycle regulation, tissue-specific gene expression, cell signaling, and tumorigenesis (Bieller et al., 2001 [PubMed 11747606]).

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.