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The formation of the notochord from the chordamesoderm. The notochord is composed of large cells packed within a firm connective tissue sheath and is found in all chordates at the ventral surface of the neural tube. In vertebrates, the notochord contributes to the vertebral column.

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Click on a gene's description to view its network relationships with genes known to be involved in "notochord formation"
| Name | Description | Probability | Func Analog Organism | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efnb2 | ephrin B2 | 1.000 | Mouse | |
| Shh | sonic hedgehog | 1.000 | ||
| Pitx2 | paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 2 | 1.000 | ||
| Fgfr2 | fibroblast growth factor receptor 2 | 1.000 | ||
| Gli3 | GLI-Kruppel family member GLI3 | 1.000 | ||
| Nkx2-5 | NK2 transcription factor related, locus 5 (Drosophila) | 0.999 | ||
| Jag1 | jagged 1 | 0.999 | ||
| Vangl2 | vang-like 2 (van gogh, Drosophila) | 0.998 | ||
| Tbx3 | T-box 3 | 0.998 | Mouse | |
| Gata4 | GATA binding protein 4 | 0.997 | ||
| Foxc1 | forkhead box C1 | 0.995 | ||
| Pax2 | paired box gene 2 | 0.994 | ||
| Foxg1 | forkhead box G1 | 0.992 | ||
| Foxc2 | forkhead box C2 | 0.992 | ||
| Hoxa1 | homeobox A1 | 0.990 | ||
| Epha4 | Eph receptor A4 | 0.977 | Mouse | |
| Hey2 | hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif 2 | 0.967 | ||
| Pax3 | paired box gene 3 | 0.965 | ||
| Fgf8 | fibroblast growth factor 8 | 0.964 | ||
| Eya1 | eyes absent 1 homolog (Drosophila) | 0.954 | ||
| Ephb2 | Eph receptor B2 | 0.954 | Mouse | |
| Pitx1 | paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 1 | 0.946 | ||
| Six1 | sine oculis-related homeobox 1 homolog (Drosophila) | 0.944 | ||
| Bmp4 | bone morphogenetic protein 4 | 0.936 | ||
| Chd7 | chromodomain helicase DNA binding protein 7 | 0.936 | ||
| Ntf3 | neurotrophin 3 | 0.925 | ||
| Tcfap2a | transcription factor AP-2, alpha | 0.878 | ||
| Nodal | nodal | 0.876 | ||
| Sox2 | SRY-box containing gene 2 | 0.872 | ||
| Efnb1 | ephrin B1 | 0.871 | Mouse | |
| Otx2 | orthodenticle homolog 2 (Drosophila) | 0.869 | ||
| Sox9 | SRY-box containing gene 9 | 0.850 | ||
| Fgf10 | fibroblast growth factor 10 | 0.846 | ||
| Tgfb2 | transforming growth factor, beta 2 | 0.845 | ||
| Gata5 | GATA binding protein 5 | 0.736 | ||
| Dlx5 | distal-less homeobox 5 | 0.725 | ||
| Zic3 | zinc finger protein of the cerebellum 3 | 0.624 | ||
| Smad6 | MAD homolog 6 (Drosophila) | 0.619 | ||
| Isl1 | ISL1 transcription factor, LIM/homeodomain | 0.619 | ||
| Chrd | chordin | 0.559 | ||
| Atoh7 | atonal homolog 7 (Drosophila) | 0.540 | ||
| Hand1 | heart and neural crest derivatives expressed transcript 1 | 0.521 | ||
| Tbx1 | T-box 1 | 0.516 | Mouse | |
| Sox11 | SRY-box containing gene 11 | 0.500 | ||
| Lhx1 | LIM homeobox protein 1 | 0.472 | ||
| Hand2 | heart and neural crest derivatives expressed transcript 2 | 0.467 | ||
| Fgfr3 | fibroblast growth factor receptor 3 | 0.444 | ||
| Gata6 | GATA binding protein 6 | 0.443 | ||
| Gli2 | GLI-Kruppel family member GLI2 | 0.429 | ||
| Zfpm2 | zinc finger protein, multitype 2 | 0.385 | ||
| Wt1 | Wilms tumor 1 homolog | 0.382 | ||
| Gbx2 | gastrulation brain homeobox 2 | 0.371 | ||
| Notch1 | Notch gene homolog 1 (Drosophila) | 0.347 | ||
| Rarg | retinoic acid receptor, gamma | 0.345 | ||
| Nog | noggin | 0.316 | ||
| Smo | smoothened homolog (Drosophila) | 0.314 | ||
| Ptk7 | PTK7 protein tyrosine kinase 7 | 0.311 | ||
| Prrx1 | paired related homeobox 1 | 0.304 | ||
| Pbx1 | pre B-cell leukemia transcription factor 1 | 0.291 | ||
| Msx2 | homeobox, msh-like 2 | 0.291 | ||
| Zeb1 | zinc finger E-box binding homeobox 1 | 0.282 | ||
| Wnt5a | wingless-related MMTV integration site 5A | 0.259 | ||
| Ephb3 | Eph receptor B3 | 0.254 | Mouse | |
| Erbb2 | v-erb-b2 erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 2, neuro/glioblastoma derived oncogene homolog (avian) | 0.254 | ||
| Irx3 | Iroquois related homeobox 3 (Drosophila) | 0.241 | ||
| Msx1 | homeobox, msh-like 1 | 0.238 | ||
| Prph2 | peripherin 2 | 0.236 | ||
| Lrp6 | low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 6 | 0.232 | ||
| Efna1 | ephrin A1 | 0.211 | ||
| Hcn4 | hyperpolarization-activated, cyclic nucleotide-gated K+ 4 | 0.211 | ||
| Ror2 | receptor tyrosine kinase-like orphan receptor 2 | 0.183 | ||
| Foxj1 | forkhead box J1 | 0.176 | ||
| Hes1 | hairy and enhancer of split 1 (Drosophila) | 0.153 | ||
| Pax6 | paired box gene 6 | 0.151 | ||
| Dock1 | dedicator of cytokinesis 1 | 0.144 | ||
| Ptpn11 | protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 11 | 0.143 | ||
| Sema6a | sema domain, transmembrane domain (TM), and cytoplasmic domain, (semaphorin) 6A | 0.139 | ||
| Bdnf | brain derived neurotrophic factor | 0.139 | ||
| Hoxa2 | homeobox A2 | 0.135 | ||
| Rxra | retinoid X receptor alpha | 0.134 | ||
| Col2a1 | collagen, type II, alpha 1 | 0.134 | ||
| Alx1 | ALX homeobox 1 | 0.126 | ||
| Dnahc11 | dynein, axonemal, heavy chain 11 | 0.122 | ||
| Six4 | sine oculis-related homeobox 4 homolog (Drosophila) | 0.117 | ||
| Ret | ret proto-oncogene | 0.114 | ||
| Bmp7 | bone morphogenetic protein 7 | 0.113 | ||
| Klf3 | Kruppel-like factor 3 (basic) | 0.109 | ||
| Tbx6 | T-box 6 | 0.107 | Mouse | |
| Pou5f1 | POU domain, class 5, transcription factor 1 | 0.101 | ||
| Ptpn14 | protein tyrosine phosphatase, non-receptor type 14 | 0.098 | ||
| Rarb | retinoic acid receptor, beta | 0.097 | ||
| Gja5 | gap junction protein, alpha 5 | 0.092 | ||
| Fgfr1 | fibroblast growth factor receptor 1 | 0.092 | ||
| Dll4 | delta-like 4 (Drosophila) | 0.091 | ||
| Pcsk5 | proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 5 | 0.091 | ||
| Sox4 | SRY-box containing gene 4 | 0.091 | ||
| Mycn | v-myc myelocytomatosis viral related oncogene, neuroblastoma derived (avian) | 0.090 | ||
| Alx4 | aristaless-like homeobox 4 | 0.090 | ||
| Bnc1 | basonuclin 1 | 0.089 | ||
| Lhx9 | LIM homeobox protein 9 | 0.085 | ||
| Trp63 | transformation related protein 63 | 0.082 | ||
| Lrp5 | low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 5 | 0.081 | ||
| Cxadr | coxsackie virus and adenovirus receptor | 0.081 | ||
| Col13a1 | collagen, type XIII, alpha 1 | 0.080 | ||
| Hey1 | hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif 1 | 0.080 | ||
| Dlx1 | distal-less homeobox 1 | 0.076 | ||
| Itga3 | integrin alpha 3 | 0.076 | ||
| Adam19 | a disintegrin and metallopeptidase domain 19 (meltrin beta) | 0.075 | ||
| Noto | notochord homolog (Xenopus laevis) | 0.074 | Zebrafish | |
| Runx1t1 | runt-related transcription factor 1; translocated to, 1 (cyclin D-related) | 0.070 | ||
| Mks1 | Meckel syndrome, type 1 | 0.068 | ||
| Pax1 | paired box gene 1 | 0.067 | ||
| Aldh1a2 | aldehyde dehydrogenase family 1, subfamily A2 | 0.067 | ||
| Igdcc3 | immunoglobulin superfamily, DCC subclass, member 3 | 0.067 | ||
| Gsc | goosecoid homeobox | 0.066 | ||
| Snai1 | snail homolog 1 (Drosophila) | 0.066 | ||
| Tead2 | TEA domain family member 2 | 0.054 | ||
| Ptch1 | patched homolog 1 | 0.054 | ||
| Scn5a | sodium channel, voltage-gated, type V, alpha | 0.053 | ||
| St8sia2 | ST8 alpha-N-acetyl-neuraminide alpha-2,8-sialyltransferase 2 | 0.053 | ||
| Sall4 | sal-like 4 (Drosophila) | 0.053 | ||
| Hoxa13 | homeobox A13 | 0.052 | ||
| Nck2 | non-catalytic region of tyrosine kinase adaptor protein 2 | 0.052 | ||
| Emx2 | empty spiracles homolog 2 (Drosophila) | 0.052 | ||
| Sema3f | sema domain, immunoglobulin domain (Ig), short basic domain, secreted, (semaphorin) 3F | 0.051 | ||
| Hoxb1 | homeobox B1 | 0.051 | ||
| Nr5a1 | nuclear receptor subfamily 5, group A, member 1 | 0.049 | ||
| Tcf21 | transcription factor 21 | 0.048 | ||
| Nf1 | neurofibromatosis 1 | 0.048 | ||
| Tead1 | TEA domain family member 1 | 0.046 | ||
| Efna4 | ephrin A4 | 0.046 | ||
| Shox2 | short stature homeobox 2 | 0.045 | ||
| Efna2 | ephrin A2 | 0.044 | Mouse | |
| Hoxa3 | homeobox A3 | 0.043 | ||
| Ighmbp2 | immunoglobulin mu binding protein 2 | 0.043 | ||
| Prox1 | prospero-related homeobox 1 | 0.042 | ||
| Foxa2 | forkhead box A2 | 0.040 | ||
| Fzd8 | frizzled homolog 8 (Drosophila) | 0.040 | ||
| Npr3 | natriuretic peptide receptor 3 | 0.039 | ||
| Itgb1 | integrin beta 1 (fibronectin receptor beta) | 0.037 | ||
| Otx1 | orthodenticle homolog 1 (Drosophila) | 0.037 | ||
| Kif3a | kinesin family member 3A | 0.036 | ||
| Hoxb4 | homeobox B4 | 0.035 | ||
| Plxna3 | plexin A3 | 0.035 | ||
| Bmp5 | bone morphogenetic protein 5 | 0.034 | ||
| Tlx3 | T-cell leukemia, homeobox 3 | 0.034 | ||
| Sh3rf1 | SH3 domain containing ring finger 1 | 0.034 | ||
| Hes5 | hairy and enhancer of split 5 (Drosophila) | 0.034 | ||
| Fzd2 | frizzled homolog 2 (Drosophila) | 0.032 | ||
| Efna3 | ephrin A3 | 0.032 | Mouse | |
| Twist2 | twist homolog 2 (Drosophila) | 0.031 | ||
| Lef1 | lymphoid enhancer binding factor 1 | 0.031 | ||
| Ihh | Indian hedgehog | 0.030 | ||
| Grip1 | glutamate receptor interacting protein 1 | 0.030 | ||
| Fign | fidgetin | 0.029 | ||
| Gata3 | GATA binding protein 3 | 0.029 | ||
| Pou4f2 | POU domain, class 4, transcription factor 2 | 0.027 | ||
| Pcdh1 | protocadherin 1 | 0.027 | ||
| Dll1 | delta-like 1 (Drosophila) | 0.027 | ||
| Fzd3 | frizzled homolog 3 (Drosophila) | 0.027 | ||
| Ikzf4 | IKAROS family zinc finger 4 | 0.026 | ||
| Mmp15 | matrix metallopeptidase 15 | 0.026 | ||
| T | brachyury | 0.026 | ||
| Nynrin | NYN domain and retroviral integrase containing | 0.026 | ||
| Spry4 | sprouty homolog 4 (Drosophila) | 0.026 | ||
| Pard3 | par-3 (partitioning defective 3) homolog (C. elegans) | 0.025 | ||
| Klf12 | Kruppel-like factor 12 | 0.025 | ||
| Tbx4 | T-box 4 | 0.025 | Mouse | |
| Ephb4 | Eph receptor B4 | 0.025 | Mouse | |
| Egfr | epidermal growth factor receptor | 0.024 | ||
| Runx2 | runt related transcription factor 2 | 0.023 | ||
| Hoxb3 | homeobox B3 | 0.023 | ||
| Capn6 | calpain 6 | 0.023 | ||
| Mesp1 | mesoderm posterior 1 | 0.023 | ||
| Cdon | cell adhesion molecule-related/down-regulated by oncogenes | 0.022 | ||
| C77370 | expressed sequence C77370 | 0.022 | ||
| Six5 | sine oculis-related homeobox 5 homolog (Drosophila) | 0.022 | ||
| Nkx1-2 | NK1 transcription factor related, locus 2 (Drosophila) | 0.022 | ||
| Pax9 | paired box gene 9 | 0.021 | ||
| Foxd1 | forkhead box D1 | 0.021 | ||
| Lmx1a | LIM homeobox transcription factor 1 alpha | 0.021 | ||
| Hapln1 | hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein 1 | 0.021 | ||
| Lmx1b | LIM homeobox transcription factor 1 beta | 0.020 | ||
| Wnt3a | wingless-related MMTV integration site 3A | 0.020 | ||
| Efs | embryonal Fyn-associated substrate | 0.020 | ||
| Cbx2 | chromobox homolog 2 (Drosophila Pc class) | 0.019 | ||
| Foxa1 | forkhead box A1 | 0.019 | ||
| Acvr2b | activin receptor IIB | 0.019 | ||
| Vegfa | vascular endothelial growth factor A | 0.019 | ||
| Hoxd1 | homeobox D1 | 0.019 | ||
| Cdh10 | cadherin 10 | 0.018 | ||
| Zfp703 | zinc finger protein 703 | 0.018 | ||
| Efna5 | ephrin A5 | 0.018 | Mouse | |
| Cdx1 | caudal type homeobox 1 | 0.017 | ||
| Ryr3 | ryanodine receptor 3 | 0.017 | ||
| Hoxd13 | homeobox D13 | 0.017 | ||
| Neurog2 | neurogenin 2 | 0.017 | ||
| Padi3 | peptidyl arginine deiminase, type III | 0.017 | ||
| Tpbg | trophoblast glycoprotein | 0.017 | ||
| Tbx2 | T-box 2 | 0.017 | Mouse | |
| Six2 | sine oculis-related homeobox 2 homolog (Drosophila) | 0.017 | ||
| Zfhx4 | zinc finger homeodomain 4 | 0.017 | ||
| Gpc3 | glypican 3 | 0.017 | ||
| Tead3 | TEA domain family member 3 | 0.017 | ||
| Neurod6 | neurogenic differentiation 6 | 0.017 | ||
| Uncx | UNC homeobox | 0.016 | ||
| Rgnef | Rho-guanine nucleotide exchange factor | 0.016 | ||
| Eda | ectodysplasin-A | 0.016 | ||
| Hesx1 | homeobox gene expressed in ES cells | 0.016 | ||
| Apc | adenomatosis polyposis coli | 0.015 | ||
| Pdgfra | platelet derived growth factor receptor, alpha polypeptide | 0.015 | ||
| Erbb4 | v-erb-a erythroblastic leukemia viral oncogene homolog 4 (avian) | 0.015 | ||
| Has2 | hyaluronan synthase 2 | 0.015 | ||
| Fbn2 | fibrillin 2 | 0.015 | ||
| Rai1 | retinoic acid induced 1 | 0.015 | ||
| Cachd1 | cache domain containing 1 | 0.015 | ||
| Cux2 | cut-like homeobox 2 | 0.015 | ||
| Pou3f3 | POU domain, class 3, transcription factor 3 | 0.015 | ||
| Hs3st3a1 | heparan sulfate (glucosamine) 3-O-sulfotransferase 3A1 | 0.015 | ||
| Boc | biregional cell adhesion molecule-related/down-regulated by oncogenes (Cdon) binding protein | 0.014 | ||
| Nanog | Nanog homeobox | 0.014 | ||
| Fzd6 | frizzled homolog 6 (Drosophila) | 0.014 | ||
| Rnf2 | ring finger protein 2 | 0.014 | ||
| Tbx5 | T-box 5 | 0.014 | Mouse | |
| Hoxb13 | homeobox B13 | 0.014 | ||
| Lhx5 | LIM homeobox protein 5 | 0.014 | ||
| Cdkn1b | cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 1B | 0.014 | ||
| Osr1 | odd-skipped related 1 (Drosophila) | 0.013 | ||
| En2 | engrailed 2 | 0.013 | ||
| Sema5a | sema domain, seven thrombospondin repeats (type 1 and type 1-like), transmembrane domain (TM) and short cytoplasmic domain, (semaphorin) 5A | 0.013 | ||
| Wnt5b | wingless-related MMTV integration site 5B | 0.013 | ||
| Magi1 | membrane associated guanylate kinase, WW and PDZ domain containing 1 | 0.013 | ||
| Foxh1 | forkhead box H1 | 0.013 | Zebrafish | |
| Flt4 | FMS-like tyrosine kinase 4 | 0.013 | ||
| Cdh4 | cadherin 4 | 0.013 | ||
| Slc27a3 | solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid transporter), member 3 | 0.013 | ||
| Tcfap2c | transcription factor AP-2, gamma | 0.013 | ||
| Tcfcp2l1 | transcription factor CP2-like 1 | 0.013 | ||
| Fgf3 | fibroblast growth factor 3 | 0.013 | ||
| Ift88 | intraflagellar transport 88 homolog (Chlamydomonas) | 0.012 | ||
| Axin2 | axin2 | 0.012 | ||
| Arhgef15 | Rho guanine nucleotide exchange factor (GEF) 15 | 0.012 | ||
| Foxf2 | forkhead box F2 | 0.012 | ||
| Celsr1 | cadherin, EGF LAG seven-pass G-type receptor 1 (flamingo homolog, Drosophila) | 0.012 | ||
| Jup | junction plakoglobin | 0.012 | ||
| Ctnnd2 | catenin (cadherin associated protein), delta 2 | 0.012 | ||
| Sall1 | sal-like 1 (Drosophila) | 0.012 | ||
| Sox3 | SRY-box containing gene 3 | 0.011 | ||
| Nkx3-1 | NK-3 transcription factor, locus 1 (Drosophila) | 0.011 | ||
| Ntrk2 | neurotrophic tyrosine kinase, receptor, type 2 | 0.011 | ||
| Emx1 | empty spiracles homolog 1 (Drosophila) | 0.011 | ||
| Hoxc4 | homeobox C4 | 0.011 | ||
| Tead4 | TEA domain family member 4 | 0.011 | ||
| Nfia | nuclear factor I/A | 0.011 | ||
| Myl7 | myosin, light polypeptide 7, regulatory | 0.011 | ||
| Emid2 | EMI domain containing 2 | 0.011 | ||
| Tcf7l2 | transcription factor 7-like 2, T-cell specific, HMG-box | 0.010 | ||
| Insm1 | insulinoma-associated 1 | 0.010 | ||
| Apbh | androgen-binding protein eta | 0.010 | ||
| Kalrn | kalirin, RhoGEF kinase | 0.010 | ||
| Cdh9 | cadherin 9 | 0.010 | ||
| Etv4 | ets variant gene 4 (E1A enhancer binding protein, E1AF) | 0.010 | ||
| Wnt3 | wingless-related MMTV integration site 3 | 0.010 | ||
| Celf4 | CUGBP, Elav-like family member 4 | 0.010 | ||
| Gpr12 | G-protein coupled receptor 12 | 0.010 | ||
| Cdc42ep1 | CDC42 effector protein (Rho GTPase binding) 1 | 0.010 |