Home › Entities › protein-coding gene › SIX6

SIX6

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18030284

Facts

12 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 14[14]
Cytogenetic location
14q23.1[16]
Encodes
SIX homeobox 6[12]
Expressed in
anterior pituitary, optic nerve, gonad, testicle, tibialis anterior muscle, pancreatic ductal cell, deltoid muscle, hypothalamus, muscle of thigh, gastrocnemius muscle[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[13]
Genomic end
60512850, 60979568[6][7]
Genomic start
60975669, 60509146[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
7220[3]
Ortholog
Six6, Six6, six6a, six6b, six3b[8][9][10][11]
Strand orientation
forward strand[15]
🏷️ Also known as
en MCOPCT2 en ODRMD en OPTX2 en SIX6 en Six9 en SIX homeobox 6
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000184302
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000327720
Entrez Gene ID
4990
Exact match
identifiers.org
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11fy_q94t6
HGNC ID
10892
HGNC gene symbol
SIX6
OMIM ID
606326
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_007374
UMLS CUI
C1420077

Report an error or request removal Lineage (PROV-JSON)

Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Summary

SIX6 is a gene[1]. SIX6 is a type of protein-coding gene[2].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . HomoloGene build68. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Orthologous MAtrix. omabrowser.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . NCBI Gene. Retrieved . 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.
  24. [25] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [26] ↑ . Bgee. Retrieved . bgee.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). SIX6. Retrieved October 29, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/six6-q18030284
MLA “SIX6.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 29 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/six6-q18030284.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_six6-q18030284_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{SIX6}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/six6-q18030284}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-29}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): SIX6 — https://4ort.xyz/entity/six6-q18030284 (retrieved 2026-10-29)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/six6-q18030284 · Last refreshed:

Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HGNC gene symbol → SIX6
    RefSeq RNA ID → NM_007374
    Exact match → http://identifiers.org/ncbigene/4990
    OMIM ID → 606326
    + 19 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"
Live feed via Wikidata EventStreams. New edits appear within minutes of being made on Wikidata.