ALX1

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ALX1
Identifiers
Aliases ALX1 , CART1, FND3, HEL23, ALX homeobox 1
External IDs OMIM: 601527; MGI: 104621; HomoloGene: 5075; GeneCards: ALX1; OMA:ALX1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_006982

NM_172553

RefSeq (protein)

NP_008913

NP_766141

Location (UCSC) Chr 12: 85.28 – 85.3 Mb Chr 10: 102.83 – 102.87 Mb
PubMed search [3] [4]
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ALX homeobox protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the ALX1 gene. [5] [6] [7]

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Function

The specific function of this gene has yet to be determined in humans; however, in rodents, it is necessary for survival of the forebrain mesenchyme and may also be involved in development of the cervix. Mutations in the mouse gene lead to neural tube defects such as acrania and meroanencephaly. [7]

In Burmese cats, especially the lineage known as Contemporary Burmese, a deletion of four aminoacids in ALX1 is common. When heterozygous, the mutation causes brachycephaly; when homozygous it causes a fatal head malformation known as Burmese head defect. [8]

In Darwin's finches, inhabiting the Galapagos islands, ALX1 has been linked to the diversity of beak shapes. [9]

Interactions

ALX1 has been shown to interact with IPO13. [10]

References

  1. 1 2 3 GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000180318 Ensembl, May 2017
  2. 1 2 3 GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000036602 Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Gordon DF, Wagner J, Atkinson BL, Chiono M, Berry R, Sikela J, Gutierrez-Hartmann A (Jul 1996). "Human Cart-1: structural organization, chromosomal localization, and functional analysis of a cartilage-specific homeodomain cDNA". DNA and Cell Biology. 15 (7): 531–41. doi:10.1089/dna.1996.15.531. PMID   8756334.
  6. Régnier CH, Tomasetto C, Moog-Lutz C, Chenard MP, Wendling C, Basset P, Rio MC (Oct 1995). "Presence of a new conserved domain in CART1, a novel member of the tumor necrosis factor receptor-associated protein family, which is expressed in breast carcinoma". The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270 (43): 25715–21. doi: 10.1074/jbc.270.43.25715 . PMID   7592751.
  7. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: CART1 cartilage paired-class homeoprotein 1".
  8. "Burmese - Burmese Head Defect". Universities Federation for Animal Welfare. Retrieved 7 June 2023.
  9. Lamichhaney S, Berglund J, Almén MS, Maqbool K, Grabherr M, Martinez-Barrio A, Promerová M, Rubin CJ, Wang CZamani N, Grant BR, Webster MT, Andersson L (11 February 2015). "Evolution of Darwin's finches and their beaks revealed by genome sequencing". Nature. 518 (7539): 371–5. Bibcode:2015Natur.518..371L. doi:10.1038/nature14181. PMID   25686609. S2CID   4462253.
  10. Rual JF, Venkatesan K, Hao T, Hirozane-Kishikawa T, Dricot A, Li N, Berriz GF, Gibbons FD, Dreze M, Ayivi-Guedehoussou N, Klitgord N, Simon C, Boxem M, Milstein S, Rosenberg J, Goldberg DS, Zhang LV, Wong SL, Franklin G, Li S, Albala JS, Lim J, Fraughton C, Llamosas E, Cevik S, Bex C, Lamesch P, Sikorski RS, Vandenhaute J, Zoghbi HY, Smolyar A, Bosak S, Sequerra R, Doucette-Stamm L, Cusick ME, Hill DE, Roth FP, Vidal M (Oct 2005). "Towards a proteome-scale map of the human protein-protein interaction network". Nature. 437 (7062): 1173–8. Bibcode:2005Natur.437.1173R. doi:10.1038/nature04209. PMID   16189514. S2CID   4427026.

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