Protein Name SRY-box transcription factor 17
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 64321
Gene Symbol

SOX17

UniProt Q9H6I2 (SOX17_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 52
Total Number of Articles : 43
Description

SRY-box transcription factor 17

Gene Summary

This gene encodes a member of the SOX (SRY-related HMG-box) family of transcription factors involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in the determination of the cell fate. The encoded protein may act as a transcriptional regulator after forming a protein complex with other proteins. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • transcription factor SOX-17
  • SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 17
  • SRY-box 17
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Properties