Sox8 SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 8 [Mus musculus (house mouse)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: Sox8provided by MGI
Official Full Name: SRY (sex determining region Y)-box 8provided by MGI
Primary source: MGI:MGI:98370
See related: Ensembl:ENSMUSG00000024176 AllianceGenome:MGI:98370
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Glires; Rodentia; Myomorpha; Muroidea; Muridae; Murinae; Mus; Mus
Summary: Enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in several processes, including nervous system development; neural crest cell migration; and positive regulation of morphogenesis of an epithelium. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including animal organ development; glial cell differentiation; and regulation of gene expression. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Part of transcription regulator complex. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; central nervous system; genitourinary system; limb; and sensory organ. Orthologous to human SOX8 (SRY-box transcription factor 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Biased expression in cortex adult (RPKM 9.8), frontal lobe adult (RPKM 9.3) and 11 other tissues See more
Orthologs: human all
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Genomic context

Location:: 17 A3.3; 17 12.69 cM

Exon count:: 3

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_02	current	GRCm39 (GCF_000001635.27)	17	NC_000083.7 (25784865..25789666, complement)
108.20200622	previous assembly	GRCm38.p6 (GCF_000001635.26)	17	NC_000083.6 (25565893..25570686, complement)

Chromosome 17 - NC_000083.7 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: Mouse ENCODE transcriptome data
Description: RNA profiling data sets generated by the Mouse ENCODE project.
BioProject: PRJNA66167
Publication: PMID 25409824
Analysis date: n/a

Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

Regulation of Sox8 through lncRNA Mrhl-Mediated Chromatin Looping in Mouse Spermatogonia.
Title: Regulation of Sox8 through lncRNA Mrhl-Mediated Chromatin Looping in Mouse Spermatogonia.
SoxE group transcription factor Sox8 promotes astrocytic differentiation of neural stem/precursor cells downstream of Nfia.
Title: SoxE group transcription factor Sox8 promotes astrocytic differentiation of neural stem/precursor cells downstream of Nfia.
Sox8 and Sox9 act redundantly for ovarian-to-testicular fate reprogramming in the absence of R-spondin1 in mouse sex reversals.
Title: Sox8 and Sox9 act redundantly for ovarian-to-testicular fate reprogramming in the absence of R-spondin1 in mouse sex reversals.
These observations demonstrate that Sox8 is a novel player essential for the differentiation of M cells and antigen-specific IgA response in the gut.
Title: Sox8 is essential for M cell maturation to accelerate IgA response at the early stage after weaning in mice.
SOX8 is an important mediator of Sertoli cell maturation. SOX8 regulates gene expression related to the extracellular matrix. SOX4 and SOX8 influence gene expression involved in cell-to-cell interactions.
Title: Transcriptomic analysis of overexpressed SOX4 and SOX8 in TM4 Sertoli cells with emphasis on cell-to-cell interactions.
Both Sox8 and Sox10 are jointly required for myelin maintenance and myelin gene expression.
Title: Sox8 and Sox10 jointly maintain myelin gene expression in oligodendrocytes.
In this study characterized novel neuronal expression of the SoxE factor, Sox8, specifically within striatal projection neurons of the embryonic and postnatal mouse striatum.
Title: Selective neuronal expression of the SoxE factor, Sox8, in direct pathway striatal projection neurons of the developing mouse brain.
Concluding, this study shows that, in addition to its crucial role in testis development, Sox9, together with Sox8 and coordinately with Dmrt1, also controls adult testis maintenance.
Title: Sox9 and Sox8 protect the adult testis from male-to-female genetic reprogramming and complete degeneration.
Binding of mrhl RNA to the Sox8 promoter is accompanied by the assembly of other regulatory factors involving Myc-Max-Mad transcription factors, corepressor Sin3a, and coactivator Pcaf
Title: Mrhl Long Noncoding RNA Mediates Meiotic Commitment of Mouse Spermatogonial Cells by Regulating Sox8 Expression.
These results suggest that Sox8 is essential in Sertoli cells for germ cell differentiation, partly by controlling the microenvironment of the seminiferous epithelium.
Title: SOX8 regulates permeability of the blood-testes barrier that affects adult male fertility in the mouse.

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Variation

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Alleles

Alleles of this type are documented at Mouse Genome Informatics (MGI)

Targeted (3) 1 citation
Endonuclease-mediated (2)

Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

PMC111037P1 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:164698

Sox8 (e-PCR), detects polymorphism
- UniSTS:144493

Gene Ontology Provided by MGI

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription factor binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables sequence-specific DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in Sertoli cell development	IEP Inferred from Expression Pattern more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within Sertoli cell development	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within adipose tissue development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within astrocyte fate commitment	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within cell fate commitment	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within cell maturation	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within cell maturation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in enteric nervous system development	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in enteric nervous system development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within fat cell differentiation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within in utero embryonic development	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within male gonad development	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within metanephric nephron tubule formation	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within morphogenesis of a branching epithelium	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in morphogenesis of an epithelium	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of apoptotic process	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of myoblast differentiation	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of photoreceptor cell differentiation	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in negative regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in neural crest cell development	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in neural crest cell migration	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within oligodendrocyte differentiation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within osteoblast differentiation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in peripheral nervous system development	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within peripheral nervous system development	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of branching involved in ureteric bud morphogenesis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of gene expression	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of gliogenesis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of kidney development	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of osteoblast proliferation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of hormone levels	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in renal vesicle induction	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within retina development in camera-type eye	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of retinal rod cell differentiation	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within retinal rod cell differentiation	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in signal transduction	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within skeletal muscle cell differentiation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within spermatogenesis	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within spermatogenesis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within ureter morphogenesis	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in cytoplasm	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in cytoplasm	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
is_active_in nucleus	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in nucleus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in nucleus	ISO Inferred from Sequence Orthology more info
part_of transcription regulator complex	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

General protein information

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Preferred Names: transcription factor SOX-8

Names: SRY-box containing gene 8

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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These reference sequences are curated independently of the genome annotation cycle, so their versions may not match the RefSeq versions in the current genome build. Identify version mismatches by comparing the version of the RefSeq in this section to the one reported in Genomic regions, transcripts, and products above.

mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_011447.3 → NP_035577.1 transcription factor SOX-8

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Status: VALIDATED

Source sequence(s)

AK053716, BC085619

Consensus CDS

CCDS28521.1

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Q04886

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

Q543C3, Q8CCB9

Related

ENSMUSP00000025003.4, ENSMUST00000025003.11

Conserved Domains (2) summary

cd01388
Location:98 → 168

SOX-TCF_HMG-box; SOX-TCF_HMG-box, class I member of the HMG-box superfamily of DNA-binding proteins. These proteins contain a single HMG box, and bind the minor groove of DNA in a highly sequence-specific manner. Members include SRY and its homologs in insects and ...

pfam12444
Location:18 → 86

Sox_N; Sox developmental protein N terminal

RefSeqs of Annotated Genomes: GCF_000001635.27-RS_2024_02

The following sections contain reference sequences that belong to a specific genome build. Explain

Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

Genomic

NC_000083.7 Reference GRCm39 C57BL/6J

Range

25784865..25789666 complement

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mRNA and Protein(s)

XM_036160426.1 → XP_036016319.1 transcription factor SOX-8 isoform X1

UniProtKB/TrEMBL

G3UWS3

Related

ENSMUSP00000133742.3, ENSMUST00000174560.3

Conserved Domains (2) summary

cd01388
Location:98 → 168

SOX-TCF_HMG-box; class I member of the HMG-box superfamily of DNA-binding proteins. These proteins contain a single HMG box, and bind the minor groove of DNA in a highly sequence-specific manner. Members include SRY and its homologs in insects and vertebrates, and ...

pfam12444
Location:18 → 86

Sox_N; Sox developmental protein N terminal