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Gene Model: Sox9

NomenclatureGenomic Location
SymbolSox9ChromosomeY
NameSRY-box containing gene 9Linkage mapunknown
SpeciesDracomimus familiarisGenome CoordinatesChrY: contig 5

Molecular Function

Plays an important role in the normal skeletal development. May regulate the expression of other genes involved in chondrogenesis by acting as a transcription factor for these genes.

Molecular Function Terms:

binding
   nucleic acid binding
      DNA binding
         sequence-specific DNA binding
         regulatory region DNA binding
   protein binding
      beta-catenin binding

nucleic acid binding transcription factor activity
   sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity

Human Disease Association

Defects in SOX9 are the cause of campomelic dysplasia (CMD1) [MIM:114290]. CMD1 is a rare, often lethal, dominantly inherited, congenital osteochondrodysplasia, associated with male-to-female autosomal sex reversal in two-thirds of the affected karyotypic males. A disease of the newborn characterized by congenital bowing and angulation of long bones, unusually small scapulae, deformed pelvis and spine and a missing pair of ribs. Craniofacial defects such as cleft palate, micrognatia, flat face and hypertelorism are common. Various defects of the ear are often evident, affecting the cochlea, malleus incus, stapes and tympanum. Most patients die soon after birth due to respiratory distress which has been attributed to hypoplasia of the tracheobronchial cartilage and small thoracic cage.

Predicted Transcript
     1 CCCTCTCCTCCTCCTCCTCTGCCTGCCTCCCTCCCTCTCTCTCCTCGCATGAATCTCCTG
    61 GACCCTTTCCTCAAGATGTCCGACGAGCAGGAGAAGGCGCTCTCGGCGGGCGCGCCCAGC
   121 CCGGCCCTCTCCGACGAGGAAGCCTCTTCCTCGGGCTCGCCCTGCCCCTCGGGATCCGGC
   181 TCCGACGCCGAGGGCAGCGGCAGCAGCAGCCACGGGGGCCGCCCTCCCCGCCTCGGCGAC
   241 GGAGGCGCCTTCGCCAAGAGCGGCGACGCGGAGATGAAGAAGGAGGCCGGCGGCGTTGGA
   301 GGCGGCGGAGGCGGCGGCGAGGAGGACAAGTTCCCCGTCTGCATCCGGGAGGCCGTCTCG
   361 CAGGTGCTGAAGGGCTACGACTGGACCCTGGTGCCCATGCCCGTCCGCGTCAACGGCGCC
   421 AGCAAGAACAAGCCCCACGTCAAGCGGCCCATGAACGCCTTCATGGTCTGGGCCCAGGCC
   481 GCCCGGAGAAGCTGGCCGGACCAGTACCCGCACCTCCACAACGCCGAGCTCAGCAAGACC
   541 CTGGGCAAGCTCTGGAGGTTATTAAACGAGAGTGAGAAACGTCCTTTTGTCGAAGAGGCT
   601 GAGCGGCTGAGGGTGCAGCATAAAAAGGACCATCCAGACTACAAATACCAGCCCCGAAGG
   661 AGAAAGTCGGTCAAGAACGGGCAGGCTGAGCAGGAGGAAGGCTCTGAGCAAACCCACATC
   721 TCTCCTAACGCTATCTTCAAGGCCTTGCAGGCAGATTCGCCCCAGTCTTCTTCCAGCATG
   781 AGTGAAGTGCATTCCCCCGGAGAACATTCTGCAATAGGGCAGTCTCAAGGGCCTCCTACT
   841 CCTCCCACCACCCCTAAAACTGACGTCCAGACTGGGAAGCAGGACCTCAAGCGGGAAGGC
   901 CGCCCACTGCAAGAAGGGGGCAGGCAGCCACCTCACATCGACTTCCGTGATGTGGACATT
   961 GGCGAACTCAGCAGTGACGTCATCTCCAACATTGAGACCTTTGATGTCAACGAGTTTGAC
  1021 CAGTACCTCCCACCCAATGGCCATCCAGGTGTCCCAGCCACCCATGGTCAGCCTGGACAA
  1081 GTCACCTACACTGGCAGTTATGGGATCAGCAGCACGACCGCAACTCCCACTGGTCCTGGG
  1141 CATGTCTGGATGTCCAAGCAGCCACCCACACAGCAGCCGCCCCCATCCTCACAGCCGCCA
  1201 CCGTCCCAAGCTCAGCAACCTCCACAGCCACAGGCCCATACGCTGACCACTCTGAGCAGC
  1261 GAGCCAGGGCAGCCTCCACAGCAGAGGACACACATCAAGACCGAACAGCTCAGCCCCAGC
  1321 CATTACAGTGAGCAGCAGCAGCATTCCCCCCAACAGATGAGCTACAGCTCCTTCAACCTC
  1381 CAGCACTATGGCTCCTCCTACCCCACCATCACGCGCTCACAGTATGACTACACAGACCAT
  1441 CAGAGCTCCAATTCCTACTACAGCCATGCCGCCAGTCAGGGCTCCGGCCTCTACTCCACC
  1501 TTCACGTACATGAACCCCACCCAGCGGCCCATGTACACACCCATTGCAGACACTACTGGG
  1561 GTGCCATCCATCCCCCAAACCCACAGCCCCCAGCACTGGGAACAGCCAGTCTATACCCAG
  1621 CTCACCAGGCCCTGA

Predicted Protein Product
PSPPPPLPASLPLSPRMNLLDPFLKMSDEQEKALSAGAPSPALSDEEASSSGSPCPSGSG
SDAEGSGSSSHGGRPPRLGDGGAFAKSGDAEMKKEAGGVGGGGGGGEEDKFPVCIREAVS
QVLKGYDWTLVPMPVRVNGASKNKPHVKRPMNAFMVWAQAARRSWPDQYPHLHNAELSKT
LGKLWRLLNESEKRPFVEEAERLRVQHKKDHPDYKYQPRRRKSVKNGQAEQEEGSEQTHI
SPNAIFKALQADSPQSSSSMSEVHSPGEHSAIGQSQGPPTPPTTPKTDVQTGKQDLKREG
RPLQEGGRQPPHIDFRDVDIGELSSDVISNIETFDVNEFDQYLPPNGHPGVPATHGQPGQ
VTYTGSYGISSTTATPTGPGHVWMSKQPPTQQPPPSSQPPPSQAQQPPQPQAHTLTTLSS
EPGQPPQQRTHIKTEQLSPSHYSEQQQHSPQQMSYSSFNLQHYGSSYPTITRSQYDYTDH
QSSNSYYSHAASQGSGLYSTFTYMNPTQRPMYTPIADTTGVPSIPQTHSPQHWEQPVYTQ
LTRP
Protein Alignment to Mouse
tr|Q571J2|Q571J2_MOUSE MKIAA4243 protein (Fragment) OS=Mus musculus GN=Sox9
            PE=2 SV=1
      MGI:107543 Sox17 SRY-box containing gene 17 (Chr 1)
        Length = 565

 Score = 1732 (614.8 bits), Expect = 1.9e-185, Sum P(2) = 1.9e-185
 Identities = 350/474 (73%), Positives = 359/474 (75%)

Query:    84 FAKSGDAEMKKEAXXXXXXXXXXEEDKFPVCIREAVSQVLKGYDWTLVPMPVRVNGASKN 143
             F K G+ ++KKE+          EEDKFPVCIREAVSQVLKGYDWTLVPMPVRVNG+SKN
Sbjct:   111 FPK-GEPDLKKES----------EEDKFPVCIREAVSQVLKGYDWTLVPMPVRVNGSSKN 159

Query:   144 KPHVKRPMNAFMVWAQAARRSWPDQYPHLHNAELSKTLGKLWRLLNESEKRPFVEEAERL 203
             KPHVKRPMNAFMVWAQAARR   DQYPHLHNAELSKTLGKLWRLLNESEKRPFVEEAERL
Sbjct:   160 KPHVKRPMNAFMVWAQAARRKLADQYPHLHNAELSKTLGKLWRLLNESEKRPFVEEAERL 219

Query:   204 RVQHKKDHPDYKYQPRRRKSVKNGQAEQEEGSEQTHISPNAIFKALQADXXXXXXXXXXX 263
             RVQHKKDHPDYKYQPRRRKSVKNGQAE EE +EQTHISPNAIFKALQAD           
Sbjct:   220 RVQHKKDHPDYKYQPRRRKSVKNGQAEAEEATEQTHISPNAIFKALQADSPHSSSGMSEV 279

Query:   264 XXPGEHSAIGQSQGXXXXXXXXKTDVQTGKQDLKREGRPLQEGGRQPPHIDFRDVDIGEL 323
               PGEHS  GQSQG        KTDVQ GK DLKREGRPL EGGRQPP IDFRDVDIGEL
Sbjct:   280 HSPGEHS--GQSQGPPTPPTTPKTDVQAGKVDLKREGRPLAEGGRQPP-IDFRDVDIGEL 336

Query:   324 SSDVISNIETFDVNEFDQYLPPNGHPGVPATHGQPGQVXXXXXXXXXXXXXXPTGPGHVW 383
             SSDVISNIETFDVNEFDQYLPPNGHPGVPATHGQ   V              P   GHVW
Sbjct:   337 SSDVISNIETFDVNEFDQYLPPNGHPGVPATHGQ---VTYTGSYGISSTAPTPATAGHVW 393

Query:   384 MSKXXX-------------XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXAHTLTTLSSEPGQPPQQRT 430
             MSK                                      AHTLTTLSSEPGQ   QRT
Sbjct:   394 MSKQQAPPPPPQQPPQAPQAPQAPPQQQAPPQQPQAPQQQQAHTLTTLSSEPGQ--SQRT 451

Query:   431 HIKTEQLSPSHYSEQQQHSPQQMSYSSFNLQHYGSSYPTITRSQYDYTDHQSSNSYYSHA 490
             HIKTEQLSPSHYSEQQQHSPQQ+SYS FNL HY  SYP ITRSQYDY DHQ+S SYYSHA
Sbjct:   452 HIKTEQLSPSHYSEQQQHSPQQISYSPFNLPHYSPSYPPITRSQYDYADHQNSGSYYSHA 511

Query:   491 ASQGSGLYSTFTYMNPTQRPMYTPIADTTGVPSIPQTHSPQHWEQPVYTQLTRP 544
             A QGSGLYSTFTYMNP QRPMYTPIADT+GVPSIPQTHSPQHWEQPVYTQLTRP
Sbjct:   512 AGQGSGLYSTFTYMNPAQRPMYTPIADTSGVPSIPQTHSPQHWEQPVYTQLTRP 565

 Score = 82 (33.9 bits), Expect = 1.9e-185, Sum P(2) = 1.9e-185
 Identities = 15/17 (88%), Positives = 17/17 (100%)

Query:    16 RMNLLDPFLKMSDEQEK 32
             RMNLLDPF+KM+DEQEK
Sbjct:    58 RMNLLDPFMKMTDEQEK 74