PRRX2

PRRX2
Identifiers
Aliases PRRX2, PMX2, PRX2, paired related homeobox 2
External IDs MGI: 98218 HomoloGene: 7524 GeneCards: PRRX2
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez

51450

20204

Ensembl

ENSG00000167157

ENSMUSG00000039476

UniProt

Q99811

Q06348

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_016307

NM_009116

RefSeq (protein)

NP_057391.1

NP_033142.2

Location (UCSC) Chr 9: 129.67 – 129.72 Mb Chr 2: 30.83 – 30.88 Mb
PubMed search [1] [2]
Wikidata
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Paired mesoderm homeobox protein 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PRRX2 gene.[3][4]

Function

The DNA-associated protein encoded by this gene is a member of the paired family of homeobox proteins. Expression is localized to proliferating fetal fibroblasts and the developing dermal layer, with downregulated expression in adult skin. Increases in expression of this gene during fetal but not adult wound healing suggest a possible role in mechanisms that control mammalian dermal regeneration and prevent formation of scar response to wounding. The expression patterns provide evidence consistent with a role in fetal skin development and a possible role in cellular proliferation.[4]

References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:".
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:".
  3. Norris RA, Scott KK, Moore CS, Stetten G, Brown CR, Jabs EW, Wulfsberg EA, Yu J, Kern MJ (Mar 2001). "Human PRRX1 and PRRX2 genes: cloning, expression, genomic localization, and exclusion as disease genes for Nager syndrome". Mamm Genome. 11 (11): 1000–5. doi:10.1007/s003350010193. PMID 11063257.
  4. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: PRRX2 paired related homeobox 2".

Further reading


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