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SIX2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18035634

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 2[12]
Cytogenetic location
2p21[14]
Encodes
SIX homeobox 2, SIX homeobox 2[10]
Expressed in
olfactory zone of nasal mucosa, gastrocnemius muscle, parotid gland, muscle of thigh, nasal epithelium, tendon of biceps brachii, testicle, tibialis anterior muscle, palpebral conjunctiva, pituitary gland[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[11]
Genomic end
45236569, 45009452[6][7]
Genomic start
45232300, 45005182[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
56518[3]
Ortholog
Six2, Six2, six2a[8][9]
Strand orientation
reverse strand[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en SIX2 en SIX homeobox 2 ar SIX٢
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000170577
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000303077
Entrez Gene ID
10736
Exact match
identifiers.org
Freebase ID
/m/0408qjx
HGNC ID
10888
HGNC gene symbol
SIX2
OMIM ID
604994
RefSeq RNA ID
XM_005264100, NM_016932
UMLS CUI
C1420073

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🔗 Connections
Expressed in 5
testicle, pituitary gland, parotid gland, gastrocnemius muscle, tibialis anterior muscle
Chromosome 1
human chromosome 2
Found in taxon 1
Homo sapiens
Instance of 1
gene
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Summary

SIX2 is a gene[1]. SIX2 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. omabrowser.org. Provenance: 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] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Chromosome → human chromosome 2
    Strand orientation → reverse strand
    Instance of → gene
    Ortholog → Six2, six2a
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32527: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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