VSX2
Sign in to saveAlso known as CHX10, HOX10, MCOP2, MCOPCB3, RET1, visual system homeobox 2
Visual system homeobox 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VSX2 gene.
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Within Vinony's link graph, VSX2 is referenced by 816 other articles, and connects out to PubMed, human chromosome 14 and Ensembl genome database project.
It is catalogued under the topic Genes on human chromosome 14.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Gene data
VSX2- Name
- visual system homeobox 2
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 74,239,449–74,262,738 (+)
- Aliases
- CHX10, HOX10, MCOP2, MCOPCB3, RET1
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000119614
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_182894.3
- RefSeq protein
- NP_878314.1
This gene encodes a homeobox protein originally described as a retina-specific transcription factor. Mutations in this gene are associated with microphthalmia, cataracts and iris abnormalities. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
visual system homeobox 2
- Symbol
- VSX2
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 14:74,239,449-74,262,738
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 7266
- genomic end
- 74729441
- Commons category
- Vsx2
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/338917
- genomic start
- 74239449
- chromosome
- human chromosome 14
- cytogenetic location
- 14q24.3
- expressed in
- anterior pituitary
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Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- References
- Further reading
Visual system homeobox 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VSX2 gene.
== References ==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “VSX2” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.