| Gene Symbol |
PRRX2
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| Entrez Gene |
51450
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| Alt Symbol |
PMX2, PRX2
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
paired related homeobox 2
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| Other Description |
PRX-2|paired mesoderm homeobox protein 2|paired-like homeodomain protein PRX2|paired-related homeobox protein 2
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| Swissprots |
Q9UIB3 Q99811 Q5SZB5
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| Accessions |
EAW87901 Q99811 AF061970 AAF17708 BC014645 AAH14645 U81600 AAB39864 XM_011518771 XP_011517073 XM_011518772 XP_011517074 NM_016307 NP_057391
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| Function |
May play a role in the scarless healing of cutaneous wounds during the first two trimesters of development. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9665387}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Nucleus {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00108, ECO:0000255|PROSITE-ProRule:PRU00138}.
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| Tissue Specificity |
In fetal skin, highest expression found in cells of mesodermal origin within the dermal papilla of the developing hair shaft. Not detected in epidermis or dermis. In adult skin, weakly expressed within the basal layers of the epidermis. Not expressed in dermis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9665387}.
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