IRX6

IRX6
Identifiers
Aliases	IRX6, IRX-3, IRX7, IRXB3, iroquois homeobox 6
External IDs	OMIM: 606196; MGI: 1927642; HomoloGene: 41481; GeneCards: IRX6; OMA:IRX6 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 16 (human)
End	55,330,756 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 8 (mouse)
End	93,407,584 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	apex of heart; ; skin of abdomen; ; muscle of thigh; ; skin of leg; ; subcutaneous adipose tissue; ; left ventricle; ; lactiferous gland; ; gastrocnemius muscle; ; skeletal muscle tissue; ; salivary gland;
	Top expressed in
	endocardium of ventricle; ; urethra; ; male urethra; ; endocardium of atrium; ; embryo; ; neural layer of retina; ; greater petrosal nerve; ; extraocular muscle; ; genital tubercle; ; vestibular membrane of cochlear duct;
	More reference expression data
	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	regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	79190
	64379
	ENSG00000159387
	ENSMUSG00000031738
	P78412
	Q9ER75
	NM_024335
	NM_001301137; NM_022428
	NP_077311
	NP_001288066; NP_071873
	Wikidata
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Iroquois-class homeodomain protein IRX-6, also known as Iroquois homeobox protein 6, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IRX6 gene.^[5]^[6]