Primary Identifier | MGI:95668 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 14472 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific; RNA polymerase II core promoter sequence-specific DNA binding activity; and RNA polymerase II-specific DNA-binding transcription factor binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including branching involved in blood vessel morphogenesis; nervous system development; and neural crest cell migration. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including 1st branchial arch; central nervous system; ear; embryo ectoderm; and reproductive system. Orthologous to human GBX2 (gastrulation brain homeobox 2). PHENOTYPE: Mice homozygous for a knock-out allele exhibit neonatal lethality associated with vascular, neurological, skeletal, and craniofacial defects. [provided by MGI curators] |