Primary Identifier | MGI:1201673 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 3 | NCBI Gene Number | 20429 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Enables sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in several processes, including heart development; positive regulation of cell development; and regulation of branching morphogenesis of a nerve. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including heart development; positive regulation of cell population proliferation; and skeletal system development. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including branchial arch; central nervous system; facial prominence; genitourinary system; and limb mesenchyme. Used to study Leri-Weill dyschondrosteosis. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in lung cancer. Orthologous to human SHOX2 (SHOX homeobox 2). PHENOTYPE: Homozygous null mice display incomplete penetrance of embryonic lethality during organogenesis and incomplete clefting of the anterior part of the palate. [provided by MGI curators] |