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DLX6

Homeobox protein DLX-6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DLX6 gene.

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DLX6
Identifiers
AliasesDLX6, distal-less homeobox 6
External IDsOMIM: 600030; MGI: 101927; HomoloGene: 87855; GeneCards: DLX6; OMA:DLX6 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005222

NM_010057

RefSeq (protein)

NP_005213

NP_034187

Location (UCSC)Chr 7: 97.01 – 97.01 MbChr 6: 6.86 – 6.87 Mb
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Homeobox protein DLX-6 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DLX6 gene.56

This gene encodes a member of a homeobox transcription factor gene family similar to the Drosophila distal-less gene. This family has at least six members that encode proteins with roles in forebrain and craniofacial development. This gene is in a tail-to-tail configuration with another member of the family, DLX5, on the long arm of chromosome 7.6

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000006377Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000029754Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Simeone A, Acampora D, Pannese M, D'Esposito M, Stornaiuolo A, Gulisano M, Mallamaci A, Kastury K, Druck T, Huebner K, et al. (Apr 1994). "Cloning and characterization of two members of the vertebrate Dlx gene family". Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 91 (6): 2250–4. Bibcode:1994PNAS...91.2250S. doi:10.1073/pnas.91.6.2250. PMC 43348. PMID 7907794.
  6. "Entrez Gene: DLX6 distal-less homeobox 6".
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