Gene Symbol |
EMX2
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Entrez Gene |
2018
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Alt Symbol |
-
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Species |
Human
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Gene Type |
protein-coding
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Description |
empty spiracles homeobox 2
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Other Description |
empty spiracles homolog 2|empty spiracles-like protein 2|homeobox protein EMX2
|
Swissprots |
Q9BQF4 G3V305 Q96NN8 Q04743
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Accessions |
AAM75387 EAW49425 Q04743 AF301598 AAK95496 AI701984 AK055041 BAB70842 AK311352 AL161811 CAB82104 BC010043 BC152825 AAI52826 X68880 CAA48751 NM_001165924 NP_001159396 NM_004098 NP_004089
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Function |
Transcription factor, which in cooperation with EMX2, acts to generate the boundary between the roof and archipallium in the developing brain. May function in combinations with OTX1/2 to specify cell fates in the developing central nervous system.
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Subcellular Location |
Nucleus {ECO:0000305}.
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Tissue Specificity |
Cerebral cortex.
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