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MSX2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18029465

Facts

14 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 5[12]
Cytogenetic location
5q35.2[17]
Different from
MSX 2[13]
Encodes
Msh homeobox 2[10]
Expressed in
placenta, secondary oocyte, testicle, lactiferous duct, urinary bladder, tibial arteries, gonad, mucosa of urinary bladder, skin of abdomen, muscle of thigh[18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[11]
Genetic association
Parietal foramina with cleidocranial dysplasia, parietal foramina[14][15]
Genomic end
174157896, 174730896[6][7]
Genomic start
174151536, 174724582[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
1837[3]
Ortholog
Msx2, Msx2, msx2b[8][9]
Strand orientation
forward strand[16]
🏷️ Also known as
en CRS2 en FPP en HOX8 en MSH en Msh homeobox 2 en MSX2 en PFM en PFM1
🔖 Identifiers · 11
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Protein MSX2 PDB 1ig7.png ↗
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000120149
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000507785, ENST00000239243
Entrez Gene ID
4488
Exact match
identifiers.org
Freebase ID
/m/03gwryj
HGNC ID
7392
HGNC gene symbol
MSX2
OMIM ID
123101
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_002449, NM_001363626
UMLS CUI
C1417388

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Summary

MSX2 is a gene[1]. MSX2 is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ensembl Release 87. wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . ClinGen. Retrieved . search.clinicalgenome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → MSX2
    Genetic association → Parietal foramina with cleidocranial dysplasia, parietal foramina
    RefSeq RNA ID → NM_002449, NM_001363626
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/4488
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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