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DLX6 (distal-less homeobox 6)

Author(s) -

Yorick Gitton,

Giovanni Levi

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

atlas of genetics and cytogenetics in oncology and haematology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.121

H-Index - 2

ISSN - 1768-3262

DOI - 10.4267/2042/54164

Subject(s) - homeobox , dlx5 , hox gene , biology , synteny , morphogenesis , genetics , gene , anatomy , transcription factor , chromosome

DLX6 belongs to the six-member family of DLX genes characterized by a homeobox related to that found in the insect Distal-less (Dll) gene. The six DLX genes are organized as three bigenic pairs with a tail-to-tail orientation (Zerucha et al., 2000), and located on chromosomes where HOX clusters are also found (DLX5/DLX6; 7q21.3, syntenic to the HOXA cluster), (DLX1/DLX2; 2q32 syntenic to the HOXD cluster) and (DLX3/DLX4; 17q21.33 syntenic to the HOXB cluster). During embryonic development DLX genes are involved in the control of appendage and craniofacial morphogenesis and in the differentiation of reproductive organs; in the adult they play a role in bone homeostasis and in the maintenance of tissue integrity.

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