VSX2

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)
End	74,262,738 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 12 (mouse)
End	84,642,231 bp
RNA expression pattern
	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
	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
	338917
	12677
	ENSG00000119614
	ENSMUSG00000021239
	P58304
	Q61412
	NM_182894
	NM_001301427; NM_007701
	NP_878314
	NP_001288356; NP_031727
	Wikidata
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Visual system homeobox 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the VSX2 gene.^[5]^[6]

^ ^a ^b ^c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000119614 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ ^a ^b ^c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000021239 – Ensembl, May 2017
^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
^ McAlpine PJ, Shows TB (July 1990). "Nomenclature for human homeobox genes". Genomics. 7 (3): 460. doi:10.1016/0888-7543(90)90186-X. PMID 1973146.
^ "Entrez Gene: CHX10 ceh-10 homeodomain containing homolog (C. elegans)".