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FOXM1
forkhead box M1
Chromosome 12 · 12p13.33
NCBI Gene: 2305Ensembl: ENSG00000111206.13HGNC: HGNC:3818UniProt: A0A0D9SFF0
682PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
DNA RepairHub GeneTranscription Factor
RESEARCH IMPACT
Highly StudiedTrending
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
regulation of cell cycleRNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA bindingpositive regulation of DNA-templated transcriptionpositive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase IIcancerAlzheimer diseaseParkinson diseasemultiple sclerosis
✦AI Summary

FOXM1 (forkhead box M1) is an oncogenic transcription factor that plays critical roles in cell cycle regulation and cancer progression. As a transcription factor, FOXM1 regulates the expression of genes essential for cell proliferation, cell cycle progression, and DNA replication 1. FOXM1 functions through multiple mechanisms, including binding to promoter regions of target genes such as Lin28a to increase neural progenitor cell proliferation 2, and regulating m6A modification by binding to the IGF2BP3 promoter while affecting glycolysis through transcriptional activation of HK2 and PKM 3. In neuroblastoma cells, FOXM1 promotes proliferation and inhibits apoptosis through activation of the PI3K/AKT pathway 4. FOXM1 is overexpressed in the majority of human cancers and correlates with poor prognosis across multiple tumor types 5. Its upregulation is associated with enhanced cancer cell growth, metastasis, chemotherapy resistance, and modulation of the tumor immune microenvironment 16. The protein also influences immune cell infiltration patterns, with high FOXM1 expression linked to increased T follicular helper cell infiltration in hepatocellular carcinoma 3. These findings establish FOXM1 as a promising therapeutic target for cancer treatment 7.

Sources cited
1
FOXM1 regulates cancer cell growth, metastasis, and therapy resistance
PMID: 36958703
2
FOXM1 promotes neural progenitor cell proliferation by binding to Lin28a promoter
PMID: 34935271
3
FOXM1 regulates m6A modification and glycolysis through transcriptional control
PMID: 37234166
4
FOXM1 promotes neuroblastoma cell proliferation via PI3K/AKT pathway
PMID: 32901528
5
FOXM1 is overexpressed and correlates with poor prognosis in multiple cancers
PMID: 36435510
6
FOXM1 acts as oncogene regulating tumor microenvironment and immune infiltration
PMID: 38963053
7
FOXM1 represents a promising therapeutic target for cancer treatment
PMID: 23103567
Disease Associationsⓘ20
cancerOpen Targets
0.49Moderate
Alzheimer diseaseOpen Targets
0.28Weak
Parkinson diseaseOpen Targets
0.28Weak
multiple sclerosisOpen Targets
0.27Weak
lysosomal storage diseaseOpen Targets
0.27Weak
neurodegenerative diseaseOpen Targets
0.27Weak
Moyamoya diseaseOpen Targets
0.19Weak
hepatocellular carcinomaOpen Targets
0.13Weak
non-small cell lung carcinomaOpen Targets
0.12Weak
glioblastoma multiformeOpen Targets
0.12Weak
neoplasmOpen Targets
0.12Weak
breast cancerOpen Targets
0.12Weak
head and neck squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.12Weak
colorectal carcinomaOpen Targets
0.12Weak
lung adenocarcinomaOpen Targets
0.12Weak
gastric cancerOpen Targets
0.12Weak
ovarian cancerOpen Targets
0.12Weak
gliomaOpen Targets
0.12Weak
esophageal squamous cell carcinomaOpen Targets
0.11Weak
triple-negative breast cancerOpen Targets
0.11Weak
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
LIN54Protein interaction100%LIN9Protein interaction100%LIN37Protein interaction100%CEP55Protein interaction100%CTNNB1Protein interaction100%CCNA2Protein interaction100%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Bone Marrow
100%
Brain
58%
Liver
6%
Lung
4%
Ovary
2%
Heart
1%
Gene Interaction Network
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FOXM1LIN54LIN9LIN37CEP55CTNNB1CCNA2
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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PDB3G73 · 2.21 Å · X-ray
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
0.55Moderately Constrained
pLIⓘ
0.60Intermediate
Observed/Expected LoF0.39 [0.29–0.55]
RankingsWhere FOXM1 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #319of 20,598
    Most Researched682 · top 5%
  • #3,464of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)0.55 · top quartile
Genes detectedFOXM1
Sources retrieved50 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
FOXM1: A small fox that makes more tracks for cancer progression and metastasis.
PMID: 36958703
Semin Cancer Biol · 2023
1.00
2
FOXM1 transcriptional regulation.
PMID: 38963053
Biol Cell · 2024
0.90
3
FOXM1 Participates in Scleral Remodeling in Myopia by Upregulating APOA1 Expression Through METTL3/YTHDF2.
PMID: 38190128
Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci · 2024
0.88
4
Different expression of FoxM1 in human benign and malignant pleural effusion.
PMID: 25491139
Med Oncol · 2015
0.86
5
The human ion channel TRPM2 modulates cell survival in neuroblastoma through E2F1 and FOXM1.
PMID: 35428820
Sci Rep · 2022
0.82