Background

This gene belongs to the forkhead family of transcription factors which is characterized by a distinct forkhead domain. The specific function of this gene has not yet been determined; however, it may play a role in the regulation of pulmonary genes as well as embryonic development. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] FOXF1 (Forkhead Box F1) is a Protein Coding gene. Diseases associated with FOXF1 include Alveolar Capillary Dysplasia With Misalignment Of Pulmonary Veins and Idiopathic/Heritable Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Among its related pathways are FOXA2 and FOXA3 transcription factor networks and Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells and Lineage-specific Markers. Gene Ontology (GO) annotations related to this gene include DNA-binding transcription factor activity and transcription cis-regulatory region binding. An important paralog of this gene is FOXC1.