high mobility group (HMG)-box domain superfamily; The High Mobility Group (HMG)-box is found in a variety of eukaryotic chromosomal proteins and transcription factors. HMGs bind to the minor groove of DNA and have been classified by DNA binding preferences. Two phylogenetically distinct groups of Class I proteins bind DNA in a sequence specific fashion and contain a single HMG box. One group (SOX-TCF) includes transcription factors, TCF-1, -3, -4, and also SRY and LEF-1, which bind four-way DNA junctions and duplex DNA targets. The second group (MATA) includes fungal mating type gene products MC, MATA1 and Ste11. Class II and III proteins (HMGB-UBF) bind DNA in a non-sequence specific fashion and contain two or more tandem HMG boxes. Class II members include non-histone chromosomal proteins, HMG1 and HMG2, which bind to bent or distorted DNA such as four-way DNA junctions, synthetic DNA cruciforms, kinked cisplatin-modified DNA, DNA bulges, cross-overs in supercoiled DNA, and can cause looping of linear DNA. Class III members include nucleolar and mitochondrial transcription factors, UBF and mtTF1, which bind four-way DNA junctions.

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gi 3982591   1 AKDEQRKILQAFPGMRDSNISKILGSHWKAMTNLE 35
Cdd:cd22030 13 AKDERRKILQAFPDMHNSNISKILGSRWKSMSNQE 47

high mobility group (HMG)-box found in group D SRY-related high-mobility group (HMG) box (Sox) transcription factors; SoxD transcription factors includes three members, Sox5, Sox6, and Sox13. They function as important transcriptional regulators of glial development in the central nervous system. SoxD proteins influence multiple stages of oligodendrocyte development and modulate SoxE protein function. This subfamily also contains SoxD transcription factor homolog EGL-13, which specifies distinct O2 and CO2 sensory neuron fates in Caenorhabditis elegans. SOX-5 plays important roles in various cancer types. It binds specifically to the DNA sequence 5'-AACAAT-3'. SOX-6 plays a key role in cell proliferation, differentiation, and cell fate determination, as well as neurogenesis and skeleton formation. It is a tumor suppressor and downregulated in various cancers. SOX-6 binds specifically to the DNA sequence 5'-AACAAT-3'. SOX-13, also called Islet cell antigen 12 (ICA12), or type 1 diabetes auto-antigen ICA12, modulates T cell specification and is an autoimmune antigen. It binds to the sequence 5'-AACAAT-3'.

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gi 3982591   1 AKDEQRKILQAFPGMRDSNISKILGSHWKAMTNLE 35
Cdd:cd22030 13 AKDERRKILQAFPDMHNSNISKILGSRWKSMSNQE 47

high mobility group;

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gi 3982591      2 KDEQRKILQAFPGMRDSNISKILGSHWKAMT 32
Cdd:smart00398 14 QENRAKIKAENPDLSNAEISKKLGERWKLLS 44

high mobility group (HMG)-box found in group D SRY-related high-mobility group (HMG) box (Sox) transcription factors; SoxD transcription factors includes three members, Sox5, Sox6, and Sox13. They function as important transcriptional regulators of glial development in the central nervous system. SoxD proteins influence multiple stages of oligodendrocyte development and modulate SoxE protein function. This subfamily also contains SoxD transcription factor homolog EGL-13, which specifies distinct O2 and CO2 sensory neuron fates in Caenorhabditis elegans. SOX-5 plays important roles in various cancer types. It binds specifically to the DNA sequence 5'-AACAAT-3'. SOX-6 plays a key role in cell proliferation, differentiation, and cell fate determination, as well as neurogenesis and skeleton formation. It is a tumor suppressor and downregulated in various cancers. SOX-6 binds specifically to the DNA sequence 5'-AACAAT-3'. SOX-13, also called Islet cell antigen 12 (ICA12), or type 1 diabetes auto-antigen ICA12, modulates T cell specification and is an autoimmune antigen. It binds to the sequence 5'-AACAAT-3'.

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gi 3982591   1 AKDEQRKILQAFPGMRDSNISKILGSHWKAMTNLE 35
Cdd:cd22030 13 AKDERRKILQAFPDMHNSNISKILGSRWKSMSNQE 47

high mobility group (HMG)-box found in sex-determining region Y (SRY)-box (SOX) family transcription factors; The SOX gene family of transcription factors are characterized by the evolutionarily conserved SRY-type HMG box, which is a DNA binding domain that binds the minor groove of DNA on a common consensus site, (A/T)(A/T)CAA(A/T)G but with different levels of efficiency. Members include SRY and its homologs identified in mammals that can be subdivided into 8 groups (A, B1, B2, C, D, E, F, G, H). They are involved in embryonic development, regulating processes such as cell differentiation, maintenance of stemness, sex determination, and development of the central nervous, haematopoietic and other organ systems. The SOX gene family has a crucial role in carcinogenesis and cancer progression.

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gi 3982591   1 AKDEQRKILQAFPGMRDSNISKILGSHWKAMTNLE 35
Cdd:cd22004 13 SQQERKKIAKQNPKLHNSEISKILGKEWKKLTEEE 47

high mobility group (HMG)-box found in group F SRY-related high-mobility group (HMG) box (Sox) transcription factors; SoxF transcription factors includes three members: Sox7, Sox17, and Sox18. They regulate endothelial cell fate as well as development and differentiation of the developing heart, blood cells, and lymphatic vessels.

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gi 3982591   1 AKDEQRKILQAFPGMRDSNISKILGSHWKAMTNLE 35
Cdd:cd22032 13 AKDERKRLADENPDLHNAELSKMLGKKWKSLSLAE 47

high mobility group (HMG)-box found in sex determining region Y (SRY)-box 17 (SOX17) and similar proteins; SOX-17 is a developmental transcription regulator involved in endoderm formation, angiogenesis, and carcinogenesis. It acts as a tumor suppressor and modulates WNT signaling. SOX-17 binds target promoter DNA and bends the DNA. It binds to the sequences 5'-AACAAT-'3 or 5'-AACAAAG-3'. SOX-17 belongs to the group F of SRY-related high-mobility group (HMG) box (Sox) transcription factors.

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gi 3982591   1 AKDEQRKILQAFPGMRDSNISKILGSHWKAMTNLE 35
Cdd:cd22047 18 AKDERKRLAQQNPDLHNAELSKMLGKSWKALTLAE 52

high mobility group (HMG)-box found in sex determining region Y (SRY)-box 7 (SOX7) and similar proteins; SOX-7 is an endothelial-associated transcription factor that acts as a tumor suppressor in a number of cancer types. It binds the DNA sequence 5'-AACAAT-3'. SOX-7 belongs to the group F of SRY-related high-mobility group (HMG) box (Sox) transcription factors.

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gi 3982591   1 AKDEQRKILQAFPGMRDSNISKILGSHWKAMT 32
Cdd:cd22046 23 AKDERKRLAVQNPDLHNAELSKMLGKSWKALT 54

high mobility group (HMG)-box found in group C SRY-related high-mobility group (HMG) box (Sox) transcription factors; SoxC transcription factors includes three members: SOX4, SOX11 and SOX12. They play key roles, often in redundancy, in multiple developmental pathways, including neurogenesis and skeletogenesis. SOX-4 is a transcriptional activator that promotes neuronal differentiation both in the adult and embryonic neural progenitors. It binds with high affinity to the T-cell enhancer motif 5'-AACAAAG-3' motif. SOX-4 is abnormally expressed in various cancers. SOX-11 is a neural transcriptional factor involved in precursor survival, neuronal fate determination, migration and morphogenesis. SOX-12, also called SOX-22, is a transcription factor essential for embryonic development and cell fate determination. It binds to the sequence 5'-AACAAT-3'.

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gi 3982591   4 EQRKILQAFPGMRDSNISKILGSHWKAMTNLE 35
Cdd:cd22029 16 ERRKIMEQQPDMHNAEISKRLGKRWKLLSDSE 47

HMG (high mobility group) box;

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gi 3982591     1 AKDEQRKILQAFPGMRDSNISKILGSHWKAMT 32
Cdd:pfam00505 12 SKEQRAKLKAENPGLKNAEISKILGEKWKALS 43

high mobility group (HMG)-box found in sex determining region Y (SRY)-box 15 (SOX15) and similar proteins; SOX-15, also called SOX-12, SOX-20, SOX-26, or SOX-27, is a crucial transcription factor involved in the regulation of embryonic development and in cell fate determination. It binds to the 5'-AACAAT-3' sequence. SOX-15 can be a tumor suppressor in multiple cancer types. SOX-5 is the only member of group G SRY-related high-mobility group (HMG) box (Sox) transcription factors.

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gi 3982591   4 EQRKILQAFPGMRDSNISKILGSHWKAMTNLE 35
Cdd:cd22035 22 QRRQMAQEHPKMHNSEISKRLGAAWKLLPEAE 53

high mobility group (HMG)-box found in Saccharomyces cerevisiae repressor ROX1 and similar proteins; This family includes class I members of the HMG-box superfamily of DNA-binding proteins, including Saccharomyces cerevisiae repressor ROX1, Schizosaccharomyces pombe mating-type M-specific polypeptide Mc (mat-Mc), Schizosaccharomyces pombe transcription factor ste11, Podospora anserina MAT+ sexual cell fertilization-promoting factor (FPR1), Podospora anserina sporulation minus regulator 2 (SMR2) and Candida albicans repressor of filamentous growth 1 (RFG1). These proteins contain a single HMG box, and bind the minor groove of DNA in a highly sequence-specific manner. ROX1, also called heme-dependent repression factor, or hypoxic function repressor, is a transcription factor that represses the expression of HEM13, COX5B, ANB1, CYC7 or AAC3. It binds to the DNA sequence 5'-RRRTAACAAGAG-3'. mat-Mc belongs to the mating type protein family, which contains sequence specific DNA-binding proteins that act as master switches in yeast differentiation by controlling gene expression in a cell type-specific fashion. mat-Mc is a positive regulator of MFM genes and is required for conjugation and efficient meiosis. Its HMG box recognizes the DNA sequence 5'-AACAAAG-3'. Ste11 is a key transcription factor for sexual development. It activates the transcription of the matp, matm, mei2, mfm, ste6 and rgs1 genes. It binds specifically to a DNA fragment carrying a 10-base motif 5'-TTCTTTGTTY-3'. FPR1 controls fertilization, probably by determining the mating type. SMR2 is a transcription factor that is required for post-fertilization events. It is required for the developmental events that occur in the female organ after fertilization. RFG1 is a transcription regulator that functions in both the positive and negative regulation of filamentous growth, depending upon environmental conditions.

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gi 3982591   2 KDEQRKILQAFPGMRDSNISKILGSHWKAMT 32
Cdd:cd01389 13 KEKHKQLRAQNPGLTNSEISKIIGKMWKNLS 43

high mobility group (HMG)-box found in HMG box-containing protein 1 (HBP1) and similar proteins; HBP1, also called HMG box transcription factor 1, or high mobility group box transcription factor 1, is a transcriptional repressor that binds to the promoter region of target genes. It plays a role in the regulation of the cell cycle and the Wnt pathway. HBP1 binds preferentially to the sequence 5'-TTCATTCATTCA-3'.

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gi 3982591   1 AKDEQRKILQAFPGMRDSNISKILGSHWKAMTNLE 35
Cdd:cd21988 11 AKKYRVEYTQMHPGKDNRAISVILGDRWKKMKNEE 45