HOXC12

Homeobox C12 is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the HOXC12 is_associated_with::gene.

This gene belongs to the is_associated_with::homeobox family of genes. The homeobox genes encode a highly conserved family of is_associated_with::transcription factors that play an important role in morphogenesis in all multicellular organisms. Mammals possess four similar homeobox gene clusters, HOXA, HOXB, HOXC and HOXD, which are located on different chromosomes and consist of 9 to 11 genes arranged in tandem. This gene is one of several homeobox HOXC genes located in a cluster on chromosome 12.