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VSX2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
Class type of: protein-coding gene Q18055264

Facts

13 properties
Instance of
gene
Subclass of
protein-coding gene
Chromosome
human chromosome 14[11]
Cytogenetic location
14q24.3[14]
Encodes
Visual system homeobox 2[9]
Expressed in
testicle, gonad, lymph node, C1 segment, nucleus of brain, substantia nigra, subcutaneous adipose tissue, hypothalamus, anterior pituitary[15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23]
Found in taxon
Homo sapiens[10]
Genetic association
isolated microphthalmia 3[12]
Genomic end
74262738, 74729441[6][7]
Genomic start
74706175, 74239449[4][5]
HomoloGene ID
7266[3]
Ortholog
Vsx2, Vsx2, vsx2[8]
Strand orientation
forward strand[13]
🏷️ Also known as
en VSX2 en CHX10 en HOX10 en MCOP2 en MCOPCB3 en RET1 en visual system homeobox 2 ar VSX٢
🔖 Identifiers · 10
Ensembl gene ID
ENSG00000119614
Ensembl transcript ID
ENST00000261980
Entrez Gene ID
338917
Exact match
identifiers.org
Freebase ID
/m/03hm5zr
HGNC ID
1975
HGNC gene symbol
VSX2
OMIM ID
142993
RefSeq RNA ID
NM_182894
UMLS CUI
C1413420

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🔗 Connections
Expressed in 6
testicle, hypothalamus, lymph node, gonad, substantia nigra, anterior pituitary
Chromosome 1
human chromosome 14
Found in taxon 1
Homo sapiens
Instance of 1
gene
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Summary

VSX2 is a gene[1]. VSX2 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] ↑ . UniProt. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . ensembl Release 106. wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . Open Targets Platform. Retrieved . platform.opentargets.org. Provenance: 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Mathieu Kappler · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Found in taxon → Homo sapiens
    Chromosome → human chromosome 14
    Subclass of → protein-coding gene
    Encodes → Visual system homeobox 2
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed [gsw] labels, descriptions or aliases: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32569: human gene name and description in Alemannic"
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