IRX2
Sign in to saveAlso known as IRXA2, iroquois homeobox 2
Iroquois-class homeodomain protein IRX-2, also known as Iroquois homeobox protein 2, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IRX2 gene.
Gene data
IRX2- Name
- iroquois homeobox 2
- Type
- protein-coding
- Aliases
- IRXA2
IRX2 is a member of the Iroquois homeobox gene family. Members of this family appear to play multiple roles during pattern formation of vertebrate embryos.[supplied by OMIM, Apr 2004].
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Gene · Ensembl
iroquois homeobox 2
- Symbol
- IRX2
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 5:2,741,794-2,751,694
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
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- HomoloGene ID
- 56490
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/153572
- genomic end
- 2751677
- genomic start
- 2745959
- cytogenetic location
- 5p15.33
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Iroquois-class homeodomain protein IRX-2, also known as Iroquois homeobox protein 2, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IRX2 gene.
== Function == IRX2 is a member of the Iroquois homeobox gene family. Members of this family appear to play multiple roles during pattern formation of vertebrate embryos.