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Sebox homeobox

Introduction

SEBOX homeobox is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SEBOX gene.[1] Sebox homeobox has a 92% similarity to genes found within rhesus macaque, or the rhesus monkey. It is thought that this is what causes the reddened glutius maximus coloring. If the protein is turned on within a person, it may cause discoloring in the human rear.

Function

Function

Homeodomain proteins, such as SEBOX, play a key role in coordinating gene expression during development.[2]

References

References

  1. ↑ “Entrez Gene: SEBOX homeobox”.
  2. ↑ Cinquanta M, Rovescalli AC, Kozak CA, Nirenberg M (2000). “Mouse Sebox homeobox gene expression in skin, brain, oocytes, and two-cell embryos”. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 97 (16): 8904–9. doi:10.1073/pnas.97.16.8904. PMC 16794. PMID 10922053.

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