| Entrez gene ID | | 2020 |
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| Official gene symbol | | EN2 |
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| Full name | | engrailed homeobox 2 |
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| Aliases | | ,-, |
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| Gene summary | | Homeobox-containing genes are thought to have a role in controlling development. In Drosophila, the 'engrailed' (en) gene plays an important role during development in segmentation, where it is required for the formation of posterior compartments. Different mutations in the mouse homologs, En1 and En2, produced different developmental defects that frequently are lethal. The human engrailed homologs 1 and 2 encode homeodomain-containing proteins and have been implicated in the control of pattern formation during development of the central nervous system. [provided by RefSeq] |
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| Location | | Chromosome: 7 Locus: 7q36 |
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| Gene position | | 155250824 - 155257526 Map Viewer |
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| Gene orientation | | plus |
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| Gene size | | 6703 bp |
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