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Dlx6 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Dlx6
  • Name
    distal-less homeobox 6
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:101927
    NCBI Gene: 13396
  • Alliance
  • Transcription Start Sites
    6 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr6:6863272-6867965 bp, + strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 6, 2.83 cM
  • Mapping Data
    3 experiments
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    117 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_101927
protein coding gene Chr6:6863272-6868568 (+)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0030440
protein coding gene Chr6:3783970-3788798 (+)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0030413
protein coding gene Chr6:3634261-3638256 (+)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0030340
protein coding gene Chr6:3739988-3745873 (+)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0030422
protein coding gene Chr6:3587802-3591800 (+)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0030136
protein coding gene Chr6:3674849-3683369 (+)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0030877
protein coding gene Chr6:3871515-3876417 (+)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0028088
protein coding gene Chr6:3254967-3260244 (+)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0029537
protein coding gene Chr6:3697659-3702834 (+)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0030114
protein coding gene Chr6:4013143-4017914 (+)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0030258
protein coding gene Chr6:3574646-3578989 (+)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0030212
protein coding gene Chr6:3558358-3565720 (+)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0030345
protein coding gene Chr6:3728216-3733001 (+)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0030248
protein coding gene Chr6:4045602-4049597 (+)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0030907
protein coding gene Chr6:3675087-3683604 (+)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0029252
protein coding gene Chr6:3513709-3519401 (+)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0029088
protein coding gene Chr6:3732180-3737276 (+)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0029614
protein coding gene Chr6:3675047-3678663 (+)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    DLX6, distal-less homeobox 6
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    3
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    DLX6, distal-less homeobox 6
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 1750
    neXtProt AC: NX_P56179
    UniProt: P56179

  • Chr Location
    7q21.3; chr7:97005553-97011040 (+)  GRCh38

Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Dlx6 mouse models

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    2 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    54 phenotypes from 2 alleles in 1 genetic background
    13 phenotypes from multigenic genotypes
    34 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

Click cells to view annotations.
Homozygotes for targeted null mutations at both Dlx5 and Dlx6 exhibit bilateral ectrodactyly, homeotic transformation of the lower jaw into an upper jaw, and perinatal lethality.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
  • GO References
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
non-membrane-bounded organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
  • Tissues
  • cDNA Data
  • Literature Summary
  • Comparison Matrix
  • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 13396 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 4694 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_010057 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 1128 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide P70397 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 175 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 34
      Genomic 3
      cDNA 16
      Primer pair 7
      Other 8

      Microarray probesets 4
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGD-MRK-18758
    References
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    • Summaries
      All 138
      Developmental Gene Expression 91
      Diseases 2
      Gene Ontology 10
      Phenotypes 34
    • Earliest
      J:17176 Simeone A, et al., Cloning and characterization of two members of the vertebrate Dlx gene family. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1994 Mar 15;91(6):2250-4
    • Latest
      J:341393 Cheffer A, et al., DOT1L deletion impairs the development of cortical parvalbumin-expressing interneurons. Cereb Cortex. 2023 Sep 26;33(19):10272-10285

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    last database update
    09/24/2024
    MGI 6.24
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