Full name: LIM homeobox 6

Gene type: protein coding

RefSeq status: REVIEWED

Also known as: LHX6.1; hLHX6

Summary: This gene encodes a member of a large protein family that contains the LIM domain, a unique cysteine-rich zinc-binding domain. The encoded protein has tandem LIM domains as well as a DNA-binding homeodomain. The protein functions as a transcription factor involved in embryogenesis and head development and is highly expressed in neural crest derived mesenchyme cells. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms. [provided by RefSeq, Jan 2017]

Expression: Broad expression in fat (RPKM 1.9), brain (RPKM 1.8) and 20 other tissues

Gene size: 26376bp

Exon count: 13