IRX2

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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.[5][6]

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IRX2
Identifiers
AliasesIRX2, IRXA2, iroquois homeobox 2
External IDsOMIM: 606198; MGI: 1197526; HomoloGene: 56490; GeneCards: IRX2; OMA:IRX2 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
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RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001134222
NM_033267

NM_010574

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001127694
NP_150366

NP_034704

Location (UCSC)Chr 5: 2.75 – 2.75 MbChr 13: 72.78 – 72.78 Mb
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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.[5]

Cancer

IRX2 gene has been observed progressively downregulated in Human papillomavirus-positive neoplastic keratinocytes derived from uterine cervical preneoplastic lesions at different levels of malignancy.[7] For this reason, IRX2 is likely to be associated with tumorigenesis and may be a potential prognostic marker for uterine cervical preneoplastic lesions progression.[7]

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