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Dlx6 Gene Detail
 Symbol
Name
ID
Dlx6
distal-less homeobox 6
MGI:101927


Nomenclature History
Genetic Map
Chromosome 6
2.0 cM
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM
 
Mapping data( 3)

Sequence Map
Chr6:6813750-6817329 bp, + strand
(From Ensembl annotation of NCBI Build 37)
Ensembl ContigView | UCSC Browser | NCBI Map Viewer

Mouse Genome Browser
Mammalian
homology
human    (Mammalian Orthology)
Comparative Map (Mouse/Human Dlx6 ± 2 cM)
TreeFam: TF315720
Sequences
Representative Sequences Length Strain/Species Flank
genomic ENSMUSG00000029754 Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 3580 C57BL/6J ± Kb
transcript NM_010057 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 978 C57BL/6
polypeptide P70397 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 175 Not Applicable
For the selected sequences
All sequences(20)
Phenotypes All phenotypic alleles(3) : Targeted, other(3)
Homozygotes for targeted null mutations at both Dlx5 and Dlx6 exhibit bilateral ectrodactyly, homeotic transformation of the lower jaw into an upper jaw, and perinatal lethality.
Associated Human Diseases (1)   Alleles Annotated to Human Diseases (2)  
Polymorphisms SNPs within 2kb(15 from dbSNP Build 128)  
Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications
Process anatomical structure formation, embryonic limb morphogenesis...
Component nucleus
Function DNA binding, sequence-specific DNA binding...
All GO classifications(14)
Expression Literature Summary: (46 records)
Data Summary: Assays (10)    Results (167)    Tissues (148)    Images (36)
Theiler Stages: 15,17,19,20,21,22,23,24,28
  Assay Type Assays   Results
      RNA in situ 8   155
      Immunohistochemistry 2   12
cDNA source data(5)
External Resources: Allen Brain Atlas  GENSAT  GEO 
Other database
links
Ensembl Gene Model ENSMUSG00000029754
DoTS DT.94272934
DFCI TC1649605
NIA Mouse Gene Index U006522
Entrez Gene 13396
Protein
domains
InterPro ID Description
IPR000047 Helix-turn-helix motif, lambda-like repressor
IPR001356 Homeobox
IPR012287 Homeodomain-related
Graphical View of Protein Domain Structure
Molecular
reagents
All nucleic(13) Genomic(2) cDNA(8) Primer pair(1) Other(2) Antibodies(1)
References
(Earliest) J:17176 Simeone A et al., "Cloning and characterization of two members of the vertebrate Dlx gene family." Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1994 Mar 15;91(6):2250-4
(Latest) J:139700 Jeong J et al., "Dlx genes pattern mammalian jaw primordium by regulating both lower jaw-specific and upper jaw-specific genetic programs." Development 2008 Sep;135(17):2905-16
All references(54)
Other
accession IDs
MGD-MRK-18758

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Mouse Genome Database (MGD), Gene Expression Database (GXD), Mouse Tumor Biology (MTB), Gene Ontology (GO), MouseCyc
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last database update
01/08/2009
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