Gene Information
Gene NameVSX2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length361
Protein NamesVisual system homeobox 2 (Ceh-10 homeodomain-containing homolog) (Homeobox protein CHX10)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000119614 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBP58304
Gene CardVSX2
Uniprot IDP58304
PfamPF00046; PF03826
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.960955456)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ VSX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ VSX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ VSX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ VSX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Vsx2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ VSX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Vsx2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ VSX2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsVSX1
ParalogsARGFX, PAX7, PAX3, ALX4, PAX2, UNCX, RAX2, PAX8, DMBX1, DPRX, PAX5, ISX, ALX3, RHOXF2B, RHOXF2, GSC2, SEBOX, RAX, DRGX, ARX, RHOXF1, PITX3, PRRX1, SHOX, SHOX2, PRRX2, OTX2, PAX4, EVX1, PAX1, PITX2, PHOX2A, CRX, PHOX2B, EVX2, ALX1, MIXL1, DUXA, PAX6, OTP, HESX1, NOBOX, PROP1, PAX9, GSC, ESX1, DUXB, DUX4, PITX1, OTX1
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityAbundantly expressed in retinal neuroblasts during eye development and in the inner nuclear layer of the adult retina. Within this layer, expression is stronger in the outer margin where bipolar cells predominate.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs35214083  rs121912543  rs121912543  rs755799430  rs121912545 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q61412}.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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