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homeobox protein-8; HOX-8; craniosynotosis-associated homeobox protein MSX-2; homeobox protein MSX-2; MSX2 (HOX8)

Function: - probable morphogenetic role - may play a role in limb-pattern formation - in osteoblasts, suppresses transcription driven by the osteocalcin FGF response element (OCFRE) - interacts with MINT (putative) - interacts with G22P1 (Ku70) & XRCC5 (Ku80) Structure: - belongs to the Msh homeobox family - contains 1 homeobox DNA-binding domain Compartment: nucleus Pathology: - defects in MSX2 are the cause of a) parietal foramina 1 b) parietal foramina with cleidocranial dysplasia c) craniosynostosis type 2

General

homeobox protein

Properties

SIZE: entity length = 267 aa MW = 29 kD COMPARTMENT: cell nucleus MOTIF: homeodomain SITE: 142-201

Database Correlations

OMIM correlations MORBIDMAP 123101 UniProt P35548 Pfam PF00046 Kegg hsa:4488

References

  1. GeneReviews https://www.genecards.org/cgi-bin/carddisp.pl?gene=MSX2
  2. UniProt :accession P35548