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Summary Expression Phenotypes Gene Literature (204) GO Terms (7) Nucleotides (114) Proteins (41) Interactants (1104) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-492664
Gene Symbol:
 rax

Gene Name: 
retina and anterior neural fold homeobox

Synonyms:
rax-a , rax-b , rax1 , rx , rx-1 , rx1 [+] ( Nomenclature history )

Gene Function:
homeodomain transcription factor

Protein Function :
Plays a critical role in eye formation by regulating the initial specification of retinal cells and/or their subsequent proliferation.


InterPro :
OAR dom, Homeobox CS, Homeobox dom, Homeobox-like sf, [+]

Interactants:
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Diseases: 


Disease Ontology:
isolated microphthalmia 3 [+]

OMIM:
MICROPHTHALMIA, SYNDROMIC 16; MCOPS16

External Links:
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Expression                  Development Stages                                               Embryonic Tissues                                                                Adult Tissues
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