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LHX9 LIM homeobox 9

Gene ID: 56956, updated on 2-Nov-2024
Gene type: protein coding

Summary

This gene encodes a member of the LIM homeobox gene family of developmentally expressed transcription factors. The encoded protein contains a homeodomain and two cysteine-rich zinc-binding LIM domains involved in protein-protein interactions. The protein is highly similar to a mouse protein that causes gonadal agenesis when inactivated, suggesting a role in gonadal development. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Genomic context

Location:
1q31.3
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (197912464..197935478)
Total number of exons:
7

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