DLX2

Homeobox protein DLX-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the DLX2 gene.

DLX2
Identifiers
AliasesDLX2, TES-1, TES1, AW121999, Dlx-2, distal-less homeobox 2
External IDsOMIM: 126255 MGI: 94902 HomoloGene: 3244 GeneCards: DLX2
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

1746

13392

Ensembl

ENSG00000115844

ENSMUSG00000023391

UniProt

Q07687

P40764

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_004405

NM_010054

RefSeq (protein)

NP_004396
NP_004396.1

NP_034184

Location (UCSC)Chr 2: 172.1 – 172.1 MbChr 2: 71.37 – 71.38 Mb
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Many vertebrate homeo box-containing genes have been identified on the basis of their sequence similarity with Drosophila developmental genes. Members of the Dlx gene family contain a homeobox that is related to that of Distal-less (Dll), a gene expressed in the head and limbs of the developing fruit fly. The Distal-less (Dlx) family of genes comprises at least 6 different members, DLX1-DLX6. The DLX proteins are postulated to play a role in forebrain and craniofacial development. This gene is located in a tail-to-tail configuration with another member of the gene family on the long arm of chromosome 2.

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