anterior/posterior axis specification Gene Set

Dataset GO Biological Process Annotations 2025
Category structural or functional annotations
Type biological process
Description The establishment, maintenance and elaboration of the anterior/posterior axis. The anterior-posterior axis is defined by a line that runs from the head or mouth of an organism to the tail or opposite end of the organism. (Gene Ontology, GO_0009948)
External Link http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0009948
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23 genes participating in the anterior/posterior axis specification biological process from the curated GO Biological Process Annotations 2025 dataset.

Symbol Name
CDX1 caudal type homeobox 1
CDX2 caudal type homeobox 2
CDX4 caudal type homeobox 4
CER1 cerberus 1, DAN family BMP antagonist
CRIPTO3 cripto, EGF-CFC family member 3
DDIT3 DNA-damage-inducible transcript 3
FZD5 frizzled class receptor 5
HOXD8 homeobox D8
LEFTY1 left-right determination factor 1
LEFTY2 left-right determination factor 2
LHX1 LIM homeobox 1
MESP1 mesoderm posterior basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor 1
MESP2 mesoderm posterior basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor 2
RIPPLY1 ripply transcriptional repressor 1
RIPPLY2 ripply transcriptional repressor 2
SHH sonic hedgehog
SIX2 SIX homeobox 2
SKI SKI proto-oncogene
TASOR transcription activation suppressor
TBX3 T-box 3
TBXT T-box transcription factor T
WLS wntless Wnt ligand secretion mediator
WNT8A wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 8A