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.
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
RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA bindingDNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specificDNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specificDNA-binding transcription repressor activity, RNA polymerase II-specificDNA bindingprotein bindingsequence-specific double-stranded DNA bindingsequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding
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visual system homeobox 2
- Symbol
- VSX2
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 14:74,239,449-74,262,738
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
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Wikidata facts
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- HomoloGene ID
- 7266
- genomic end
- 74729441
- Commons category
- Vsx2
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/338917
- genomic start
- 74239449
- cytogenetic location
- 14q24.3
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Visual system homeobox 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VSX2 gene.
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