SOX2 report

I. Expression across cell types

II. Expression across tissues

III. Associated gene sets

GO_0006325Biological processchromatin organization
GO_0010468Biological processregulation of gene expression
GO_0021984Biological processadenohypophysis development
GO_0097150Biological processneuronal stem cell population maintenance
GO_1902807Biological processnegative regulation of cell cycle G1/S phase transition
GO_0001649Biological processosteoblast differentiation
GO_0030900Biological processforebrain development
GO_0048839Biological processinner ear development
GO_0043410Biological processpositive regulation of MAPK cascade
GO_0000122Biological processnegative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
GO_0042246Biological processtissue regeneration
GO_0090090Biological processnegative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway
GO_0050680Biological processnegative regulation of epithelial cell proliferation
GO_0001654Biological processeye development
GO_0030182Biological processneuron differentiation
GO_0045597Biological processpositive regulation of cell differentiation
GO_0045665Biological processnegative regulation of neuron differentiation
GO_0043281Biological processregulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process
GO_0045893Biological processpositive regulation of DNA-templated transcription
GO_0021781Biological processglial cell fate commitment
GO_0006355Biological processregulation of DNA-templated transcription
GO_0007420Biological processbrain development
GO_0022409Biological processpositive regulation of cell-cell adhesion
GO_0090649Biological processresponse to oxygen-glucose deprivation
GO_0021983Biological processpituitary gland development
GO_0009611Biological processresponse to wounding
GO_0070848Biological processresponse to growth factor
GO_1904520Biological processregulation of myofibroblast cell apoptotic process
GO_0001714Biological processendodermal cell fate specification
GO_0045944Biological processpositive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
GO_0035019Biological processsomatic stem cell population maintenance
GO_0016607Cellular componentnuclear speck
GO_0005654Cellular componentnucleoplasm
GO_0005829Cellular componentcytosol
GO_0005737Cellular componentcytoplasm
GO_0000785Cellular componentchromatin
GO_0005667Cellular componenttranscription regulator complex
GO_0005634Cellular componentnucleus
GO_0003677Molecular functionDNA binding
GO_0000978Molecular functionRNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
GO_0001228Molecular functionDNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific
GO_0000981Molecular functionDNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific
GO_0043565Molecular functionsequence-specific DNA binding
GO_0000976Molecular functiontranscription cis-regulatory region binding
GO_0003700Molecular functionDNA-binding transcription factor activity
GO_0035198Molecular functionmiRNA binding
GO_0005515Molecular functionprotein binding

IV. Literature review

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Gene nameSOX2
Protein nameSRY (Sex determining region Y)-box 2 (Transcription factor SOX-2)
Transcription factor SOX-2
Sex determining region Y-box 2
SynonymshCG_2021649
DescriptionFUNCTION: Transcription factor that forms a trimeric complex with OCT4 on DNA and controls the expression of a number of genes involved in embryonic development such as YES1, FGF4, UTF1 and ZFP206 (By similarity). Binds to the proximal enhancer region of NANOG (By similarity). Critical for early embryogenesis and for embryonic stem cell pluripotency . Downstream SRRT target that mediates the promotion of neural stem cell self-renewal (By similarity). Keeps neural cells undifferentiated by counteracting the activity of proneural proteins and suppresses neuronal differentiation (By similarity). May function as a switch in neuronal development (By similarity). .

AccessionsA0A0U3FYV6
A0A0B5HP19
A0A0B5HFE5
A0A0B5HFB3
A0A0B5HLA0
P48431
A0A0B5HSU3
ENST00000325404.3