Gene Families

A gene family is a group of genes that share important characteristics. Classifying individual genes into families helps researchers describe how genes are related to each other. For more information, see What are gene families? in the Handbook.

The following families, defined by the HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee, are included in Genetics Home Reference.

• ABC (ATP-binding cassette transporters)
• ATP (ATPase superfamily)
• CACN (calcium channels)
• CD (CD molecules)
• COLPG (collagen proteoglycans)
• CYP (cytochrome P450)
• DNAJ (DnaJ (Hsp40) homologs)
• FOX (Forkhead box genes)
• GPC (glypicans)
• PTP (protein tyrosine phosphatases)
• RPS (ribosomal proteins)
• SLC (solute carriers)
• TRIM (tripartite motif-containing)
• WNT (wingless-type MMTV integration site family)
• ZNF (zinc fingers, C2H2-type)