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VSX2

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

VSX2
Identifiers
Aliases	VSX2, CHX10, HOX10, MCOP2, MCOPCB3, RET1, visual system homeobox 2
External IDs	OMIM: 142993; MGI: 88401; HomoloGene: 7266; GeneCards: VSX2; OMA:VSX2 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 14 (human)[1] Band 14q24.3 Start 74,239,449 bp[1] End 74,262,738 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 12 (mouse)[2] Band 12 D1|12 39.28 cM Start 84,616,536 bp[2] End 84,642,231 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in testicle gonad lymph node C1 segment nucleus of brain substantia nigra subcutaneous adipose tissue hypothalamus anterior pituitary Top expressed in neural layer of retina lens ciliary body corneal stroma inner nuclear layer iris lumbar subsegment of spinal cord epithelium of lens gastrula central gray substance of midbrain More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function sequence-specific DNA binding DNA binding DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific Cellular component nucleus Biological process multicellular organism development regulation of transcription, DNA-templated transcription, DNA-templated response to stimulus visual perception regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 338917 12677 Ensembl ENSG00000119614 ENSMUSG00000021239 UniProt P58304 Q61412 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_182894 NM_001301427 NM_007701 RefSeq (protein) NP_878314 NP_001288356 NP_031727 Location (UCSC) Chr 14: 74.24 – 74.26 Mb Chr 12: 84.62 – 84.64 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Visual system homeobox 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VSX2 gene.^[5][6]

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