SOX2


Summary: This intronless gene encodes a member of the SRY-related HMG-box (SOX) family of transcription factors involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in the determination of cell fate. The product of this gene is required for stem-cell maintenance in the central nervous system, and also regulates gene expression in the stomach. Mutations in this gene have been associated with optic nerve hypoplasia and with syndromic microphthalmia, a severe form of structural eye malformation. This gene lies within an intron of another gene called SOX2 overlapping transcript (SOX2OT). [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].

NameOMIM IDEnsembl IDHGNC IDPHARMGKB IDMap Location
SRY-box 2MIM:184429Ensembl:ENSG00000181449HGNC:HGNC:11195PA360323q26.33

GO terms in SOX2


Term TypeEvidence TypeGO Term IDGO Des.
BPIBAGO:0000122negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
BPISSGO:0000122negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
BPIDAGO:0001649osteoblast differentiation
BPIEPGO:0001654eye development
BPIDAGO:0001714endodermal cell fate specification
BPNASGO:0006325chromatin organization
BPIBAGO:0006355regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
BPIDAGO:0006355regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
BPNASGO:0006355regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
BPIEAGO:0006366transcription by RNA polymerase II
BPIDAGO:0007050cell cycle arrest
BPIBAGO:0007417central nervous system development
BPIEPGO:0009611response to wounding
BPIBAGO:0009653anatomical structure morphogenesis
BPIMPGO:0010468regulation of gene expression
BPTASGO:0019221cytokine-mediated signaling pathway
BPNASGO:0021781glial cell fate commitment
BPIEPGO:0021983pituitary gland development
BPIEAGO:0021984adenohypophysis development
BPIEAGO:0022409positive regulation of cell-cell adhesion
BPIBAGO:0030154cell differentiation
BPIBAGO:0030182neuron differentiation
BPIBAGO:0030900forebrain development
BPIEPGO:0030900forebrain development
BPIDAGO:0035019somatic stem cell population maintenance
BPIMPGO:0035019somatic stem cell population maintenance
BPTASGO:0035019somatic stem cell population maintenance
BPIEAGO:0042246tissue regeneration
BPIDAGO:0043281regulation of cysteine-type endopeptidase activity involved in apoptotic process
BPIDAGO:0043410positive regulation of MAPK cascade
BPIBAGO:0045165cell fate commitment
BPIEAGO:0045597positive regulation of cell differentiation
BPISSGO:0045665negative regulation of neuron differentiation
BPIDAGO:0045893positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated
BPIBAGO:0045944positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
BPIDAGO:0045944positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
BPIBAGO:0048839inner ear development
BPIEPGO:0048839inner ear development
BPIDAGO:0050680negative regulation of epithelial cell proliferation
BPIDAGO:0070848response to growth factor
BPIDAGO:0090090negative regulation of canonical Wnt signaling pathway
BPISSGO:0097150neuronal stem cell population maintenance
CCIBAGO:0005634nucleus
CCICGO:0005634nucleus
CCIDAGO:0005634nucleus
CCNASGO:0005634nucleus
CCIDAGO:0005654nucleoplasm
CCTASGO:0005654nucleoplasm
CCTASGO:0005667transcription factor complex
CCIDAGO:0005737cytoplasm
CCIDAGO:0005829cytosol
CCIBAGO:0044798nuclear transcription factor complex
MFIEAGO:0000976transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIBAGO:0000981RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
MFISAGO:0000981RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
MFISMGO:0000981RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
MFNASGO:0000981RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIBAGO:0001077transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIEAGO:0001077transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIDAGO:0003677DNA binding
MFNASGO:0003677DNA binding
MFIDAGO:0003700DNA-binding transcription factor activity
MFNASGO:0003700DNA-binding transcription factor activity
MFIPIGO:0005515protein binding
MFIDAGO:0035198miRNA binding
MFIDAGO:0043565sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIDAGO:0044212transcription regulatory region DNA binding

Gene expression in normal tissue: SOX2

Gene-model tissue-cancer distribution: Bubble Plot

Gene-drug pathway distribution

Pathways in SOX2


DatabasePathway IDPathway Des.
kegghsa04390Hippo signaling pathway - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa04550Signaling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells - Homo sapiens (human)
wikipathwaysWP2023Cell Differentiation - Index expanded
wikipathwaysWP2406Cardiac Progenitor Differentiation
wikipathwaysWP2821Transcriptional regulation of pluripotent stem cells
wikipathwaysWP2853Endoderm Differentiation
wikipathwaysWP2855Dopaminergic Neurogenesis
wikipathwaysWP2857Mesodermal Commitment Pathway
wikipathwaysWP2858Ectoderm Differentiation
wikipathwaysWP3299let-7 inhibition of ES cell reprogramming
wikipathwaysWP3527Preimplantation Embryo
wikipathwaysWP399Wnt Signaling Pathway and Pluripotency
wikipathwaysWP4066Interleukin-4 and 13 signaling
wikipathwaysWP706Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Susceptibility Pathways
reactomeR-HSA-1266738Developmental Biology
reactomeR-HSA-1280215Cytokine Signaling in Immune system
reactomeR-HSA-162582Signal Transduction
reactomeR-HSA-168256Immune System
reactomeR-HSA-195721Signaling by WNT
reactomeR-HSA-201681TCF dependent signaling in response to WNT
reactomeR-HSA-2892245POU5F1 (OCT4), SOX2, NANOG repress genes related to differentiation
reactomeR-HSA-2892247POU5F1 (OCT4), SOX2, NANOG activate genes related to proliferation
reactomeR-HSA-3769402Deactivation of the beta-catenin transactivating complex
reactomeR-HSA-449147Signaling by Interleukins
reactomeR-HSA-452723Transcriptional regulation of pluripotent stem cells
reactomeR-HSA-6785807Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 signaling

Gene-Drug: Aster Plot


Drug IDDrug NameModel Num.
iGMDRD532Olaparib3
iGMDRD523Cyanoquinoline, 113
iGMDRD79Gemcitabine3
iGMDRD307Manumycin A5
iGMDRD330BRD41323
iGMDRD123Isoevodiamine3
iGMDRD945ML2143
iGMDRD132(-)-gallocatechin-3-O-gallate6
iGMDRD154NSC237663
iGMDRD289Parthenolide3
iGMDRD434BMS-5369242
iGMDRD137Indisulam1
iGMDRD158NSC1415408
iGMDRD121GMX17782
iGMDRD505Pevonedistat5
iGMDRD472PF-5622711
iGMDRD246NPC263
iGMDRD147Prima-13
iGMDRD882CIL413
iGMDRD329Merck601
iGMDRD427ABT7372
iGMDRD781Sirolimus3
iGMDRD889Compound 7d-cis1
iGMDRD599Salermide3
iGMDRD470Trametinib1
iGMDRD394BX-7953
iGMDRD280CYTOCHALASIN B7
iGMDRD679Bistramide A4
iGMDRD193Fqi11
iGMDRD8012,4-dideoxy-DC-45-A26
iGMDRD318PAC-13
iGMDRD870BRD636101
iGMDRD138PX 126
iGMDRD690PRIMA-1MET6
iGMDRD60Quinoclamine3
iGMDRD64Parbendazole3
iGMDRD888Compound 443
iGMDRD562Navitoclax3

Gene in drug-gene network: Network Plot

Gene-drug targets distribution

Gene Structure: PDB

Models in SOX2

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