Iroquois-class homeodomain protein IRX-2, also known as Iroquois homeobox protein 2, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the IRX2gene.[1][2]
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.[1]
↑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. PMID11435706.
Further reading
Lam CY, Tam PO, Fan DS, et al. (2008). "A genome-wide scan maps a novel high myopia locus to 5p15". Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 49 (9): 3768–78. doi:10.1167/iovs.07-1126. PMID18421076.
Adamowicz M, Radlwimmer B, Rieker RJ, et al. (2006). "Frequent amplifications and abundant expression of TRIO, NKD2, and IRX2 in soft tissue sarcomas". Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 45 (9): 829–38. doi:10.1002/gcc.20343. PMID16752383.
Matsumoto K, Nishihara S, Kamimura M, et al. (2004). "The prepattern transcription factor Irx2, a target of the FGF8/MAP kinase cascade, is involved in cerebellum formation". Nat. Neurosci. 7 (6): 605–12. doi:10.1038/nn1249. PMID15133517.
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. PMID8889548.
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. PMID10370142.
