Homeobox proteinDLX-1 is aprotein that in humans is encoded by theDLX1gene.[5][6]
This gene encodes a member of ahomeoboxtranscription factor gene family similar to theDrosophila distal-less gene. The encoded protein is localized to the nucleus where it may function as a transcriptional regulator of signals from multipleTGF-β superfamily members. The encoded protein may play a role in the control ofcraniofacial patterning and thedifferentiation and survival of inhibitoryneurons in theforebrain. This gene is located in a tail-to-tail configuration with another member of the family on the long arm ofchromosome 2.Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding differentisoforms have been described.[6]
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