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MEOX2

Homeobox protein MOX-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MEOX2 gene.[1][2]

Function

Function

This gene encodes a member of a subfamily of non-clustered, diverged, antennapedia-like homeobox-containing genes. The encoded protein may play a role in the regulation of vertebrate limb myogenesis. Mutations in the related mouse protein may be associated with craniofacial and/or skeletal abnormalities, in addition to neurovascular dysfunction observed in Alzheimer’s disease.[2]

Interactions

Interactions

MEOX2 has been shown to interact with PAX1[3] and PAX3.[3]

References

References

  1. LePage DF, Altomare DA, Testa JR, Walsh K (May 1995). “Molecular cloning and localization of the human GAX gene to 7p21”. Genomics. 24 (3): 535–40. doi:10.1006/geno.1994.1663. PMID 7713505.
  2. 2.0 2.1 “Entrez Gene: MEOX2 mesenchyme homeobox 2”.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Stamataki D, Kastrinaki M, Mankoo BS, Pachnis V, Karagogeos D (Jun 2001). “Homeodomain proteins Mox1 and Mox2 associate with Pax1 and Pax3 transcription factors”. FEBS Lett. 499 (3): 274–8. doi:10.1016/S0014-5793(01)02556-X. PMID 11423130.
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