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IRX6
Introduction
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.[1][2]
Function
Function
IRX6 is a member of the Iroquois homeobox gene family. Members of this family appear to play multiple roles during pattern formation of vertebrate embryos.[1]
References
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Entrez Gene: iroquois homeobox 6”.
- ↑ Ogura K, Matsumoto K, Kuroiwa A, Isobe T, Otoguro T, Jurecic V, Baldini A, Matsuda Y, Ogura T (2001). “Cloning and chromosome mapping of human and chicken Iroquois (IRX) genes”. Cytogenet. Cell Genet. 92 (3–4): 320–5. doi:10.1159/000056921. PMID 11435706.
Further reading
Further reading
- Bonaldo MF, Lennon G, Soares MB (1996). “Normalization and subtraction: two approaches to facilitate gene discovery”. Genome Res. 6 (9): 791–806. doi:10.1101/gr.6.9.791. PMID 8889548.
- Lewis MT, Ross S, Strickland PA, et al. (1999). “Regulated expression patterns of IRX-2, an Iroquois-class homeobox gene, in the human breast”. Cell Tissue Res. 296 (3): 549–54. doi:10.1007/s004410051316. PMID 10370142.
- Strausberg RL, Feingold EA, Grouse LH, et al. (2002). “Generation and initial analysis of more than 15,000 full-length human and mouse cDNA sequences”. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 99 (26): 16899–903. doi:10.1073/pnas.242603899. PMC 139241. PMID 12477932.
- Ota T, Suzuki Y, Nishikawa T, et al. (2004). “Complete sequencing and characterization of 21,243 full-length human cDNAs”. Nat. Genet. 36 (1): 40–5. doi:10.1038/ng1285. PMID 14702039.
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