This domain family is found in eukaryotes, and is typically between 69 and 88 amino acids in length. The family is found in association with Pfam:PF00505. There are two conserved sequence motifs: YDW and PVR. This family contains Sox8, Sox9 and Sox10 proteins which have structural similarity. Sox proteins are involved in developmental processes.

1: Functional analysis of Sox8 during neural crest development in Xenopus. O'Donnell M, Hong CS, Huang X, Delnicki RJ, Saint-Jeannet JP; Development. 2006;133:3817-3826. PMID:16943273

2: Divergent expression patterns of Sox9 duplicates in teleosts indicate a lineage specific subfunctionalization. Kluver N, Kondo M, Herpin A, Mitani H, Schartl M; Dev Genes Evol. 2005;215:297-305. PMID:15818483

3: Sox10, a novel transcriptional modulator in glial cells. Kuhlbrodt K, Herbarth B, Sock E, Hermans-Borgmeyer I, Wegner M; J Neurosci. 1998;18:237-250. PMID:9412504