Gene Information
Gene NameSIX2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length291
Protein NamesHomeobox protein SIX2 (Sine oculis homeobox homolog 2)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000170577 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ9NPC8
Gene CardSIX2
Uniprot IDQ9NPC8
PfamPF00046; PF16878
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.862618519)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SIX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SIX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SIX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SIX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Six2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SIX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Six2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SIX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSIX1
ParalogsANHX, SIX6, SIX3, SIX1, SIX4, SIX5
Tissuesalivary.gland
Tissue SpecificityStrongly expressed in skeletal muscle. Expressed in Wilms' tumor and in the cap mesenchyme of fetal kidney (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22703800}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNULL(Chimpanzee);NULL(Mouse);NULL(Rat);0.111111(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs142188105  rs147806994  rs201675842 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q62232}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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