This is a list of gene families

Gene family

A gene family is a set of several similar genes, formed by duplication of a single original gene, and generally with similar biochemical functions...

or gene complexes, that is sets of genes which occur across a number of different species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 which often serve similar biological functions. These gene families typically encode functionally related protein

Protein

Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...

s, and sometimes the term gene families is a shorthand for the sets of proteins that the genes encode. They may or may not be physically adjacent on the same chromosome

Chromosome

A chromosome is an organized structure of DNA and protein found in cells. It is a single piece of coiled DNA containing many genes, regulatory elements and other nucleotide sequences. Chromosomes also contain DNA-bound proteins, which serve to package the DNA and control its functions.Chromosomes...

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Genes-encoding regulatory proteins

• Homeobox
  Homeobox
  A homeobox is a DNA sequence found within genes that are involved in the regulation of patterns of anatomical development in animals, fungi and plants.- Discovery :...
  
   (Hox gene family)
• Achaete-scute complex
  Achaete-scute complex
  The achaete-scute complex is a group of four genes in the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. These genes encode basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors that have been best studied in their regulation of nervous system development...
  
   (Neuroblast
  Neuroblast
  A neuroblast is a dividing cell that will develop into neurons or glia. The characterisation of neuroblasts and their development in Drosophila melanogaster was widely achieved by Chris Doe, Corey Goodman and Mike Bate. In humans, neuroblasts produced by stem cells in the adult subventricular zone...
  
   formation)
• Krüppel-type zinc finger (ZNF)

Signal transducing proteins

• G-proteins
• MAP Kinase
  Mitogen-activated protein kinase
  Mitogen-activated protein kinases are serine/threonine-specific protein kinases that respond to extracellular stimuli and regulate various cellular activities, such as gene expression, mitosis, differentiation, proliferation, and cell survival/apoptosis.-Activation:MAP kinases are activated...
  
  
• Olfactory Receptor
  Olfactory receptor
  Olfactory receptors expressed in the cell membranes of olfactory receptor neurons are responsible for the detection of odor molecules. Activated olfactory receptors are the initial player in a signal transduction cascade which ultimately produces a nerve impulse which is transmitted to the brain...
  
  
• Receptor tyrosine kinase
  Receptor tyrosine kinase
  Receptor tyrosine kinases s are the high-affinity cell surface receptors for many polypeptide growth factors, cytokines, and hormones. Of the 90 unique tyrosine kinase genes identified in the human genome, 58 encode receptor tyrosine kinase proteins....
  
  s

To be sorted and annotated

Sourcehttp://www.arabidopsis.org/browse/genefamily/index.jsp

14-3-3 family

ABC Superfamily

ABC Transporters

ABC Transporters- PDR subfamily

AGC Kinase Gene Family

Aldehyde Dehydrogenase Gene Family

Amino Acid/Auxin Permease AAAP Family

Acyl Lipid Metabolism Gene Families

Antiporters

Aquaporins

ARIADNE family

AS2 family

basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor Gene Family

Basic region leucine zipper (bZIP) Transcription Factor Gene Family

Calcium Dependent Protein Kinase

Calmodulin-binding Proteins

Carbohydrate Esterase

CBL-interacting serine-threonine protein kinases

Cell Wall Biosynthesis

Chloroplast and Mitochondria Gene Families

COBRA Gene Family

Core Cell Cycle Gene Families

Cytochrome P450

Cytochrome b5

Cytoplasmic Ribosomal Protein Gene Family

Cytoskeleton Gene Families

DOF Gene Family

EF-hand Containing Proteins

Equilibrative Nucleoside Transporter Gene Family (ENT)

Eukaryotic Initiation Factors Gene Family

Expansin Gene Family

F-Box Gene Family

FH2 protein (formin) Gene Family

FtsH Gene Family

Glycoside Hydrolase

Glycosyltransferase

GRAS Gene Family

Arabidopsis Glutathione S-transferase Gene Family

Heat shock transcription factors Hsfs

Histidine Kinase Gene Family

Histidine Phosphotransfer Proteins

IDZ Gene Family

Inorganic Solute Cotransporters

Ion Channels

Lateral Organ Boundaries Gene Family

Leucine-rich Repeat extensin Gene Families

Lipid Metabolism Gene Families

Kinesins gene family

Major Intrinsic Protein MIP

MAP Kinase Gene Family

MAP Kinase Kinase Gene Family

MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase

MAP Kinase Kinase Kinase Kinase

Miscellaneous Gene Families

MLO family

Monolignol Biosynthesis Gene Families

Monosaccharide Transporter(-like) Gene Family

MRS2 Gene Family

MYB family

Myosins gene family

NADPH P450 reductases

Nicotianamine Synthase Gene Family

Nodulin-like Gene Family

Nucleobase Ascorbate Transporter Gene Family

Organic Solute Cotransporters

Peroxidase, class III

Phospholipase D Gene Family (Zarsky group)

Phospholipase D Gene Family (Wang group)

Plant Defensins Gene Families

Polysaccharide Lyase

Pollen Coat Proteome

PP2C-type Phosphatase Gene Family

Primary Pumps ATPases

PRT Gene Family

RAD5/RAD16-like Gene Family

RCI2 Gene Family

Rapid Response to Elicitors

Receptor kinase-like Gene Family

Response Regulator Gene Family

SBP-box Gene Family

SNARE and Associated Proteins

Single Myb Histone (SMH) Gene Family

Subtilisin-like Serine Gene Family

Sucrose Transporter Gene Family

Sulfurtransferasese/Rhodanese

Strubbelig Receptor Gene Family

Trehalose Biosynthesis Gene Families

Type I MADS-box Gene Family

MADS like Gene Family

MADS-box

MADS-box

The MADS box is a conserved sequence motif found in genes which comprise the MADS-box gene family. The MADS box encodes the DNA-binding MADS domain. The MADS domain binds to DNA sequences of high similarity to the motif CC[A/T]6GG termed the CArG-box. MADS-domain proteins are generally...

Gene Family

U-box Gene Family

Wox Gene Family

WRKY Transcription Factor Superfamily

Xyloglucan Fucosyltransferase1

Zinc finger-homeobox gene family