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Function

Transcription factor that acts synergistically with SOX11 and SOX4. Plays a role in neuronal development (PubMed:31303265). Is implicated in an enhancer activity at the embryonic met-mesencephalic junction; the enhancer element contains the octamer motif (5'-ATTTGCAT-3') (By similarity).

Involvement in disease

Snijders Blok-Fisher syndrome

SNIBFIS

An autosomal dominant neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by global developmental delay, hypotonia, intellectual disability, autistic features, impairments in speech and language skills, and dysmorphic features including abnormal, cupped, or prominent ears and ocular anomalies.

None

The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry.

Sequence similarities

Belongs to the POU transcription factor family. Class-3 subfamily.

Tissue specificity

Brain.

Cellular localization

  • Nucleus

Alternative names

BRN1, OTF8, POU3F3, Brain-specific homeobox/POU domain protein 1, Octamer-binding protein 8, Octamer-binding transcription factor 8, Brain-1, Brn-1, Oct-8, OTF-8

Target type

Proteins

Primary research area

Immunology & Infectious Disease

Molecular weight

50327Da

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