EMX1 empty spiracles homeobox 1 [ Homo sapiens (human) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 2016)
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 2016)
Symbol: EMX1
Full name: empty spiracles homeobox 1
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Summary: Enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in brain development; neuron differentiation; and regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including nervous system development; neuroepithelial cell differentiation; and regulation of oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation. Located in chromosome and nucleolus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Biased expression in kidney (RPKM 6.4), brain (RPKM 1.7) and 1 other tissue
Orthologs: mouse
Gene size: 18703bp
Exon count: 4