Foxa2 - forkhead box A2 Gene

Also Known as Hnf3b

Species: Rattus norvegicus

Gene Type: protein coding
Gene ID: 25099

Summary

Enables several functions, including DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific; RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity; and SMAD binding activity. Involved in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II and response to Insulin. Located in nucleus. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in type 2 diabetes mellitus. Orthologous to human FOXA2 (forkhead box A2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Foxa2 Products (2)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_001399085.1 NP_001386014.1 hepatocyte nuclear factor 3-beta isoform 1
NM_012743.2 NP_036875.2 hepatocyte nuclear factor 3-beta isoform 2
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

hepatocyte nuclear factor 3-beta

  • HNF-3-beta

  • HNF-3B

  • forkhead box protein A2

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Foxa2 NCBI NCBI:3170