Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 10736
Gene name SIX homeobox 2
Gene symbol SIX2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
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Chromosome 2
Chromosome location 2p21
Summary This gene is a member of the vertebrate gene family which encode proteins homologous to the Drosophila `sine oculis` homeobox protein. The encoded protein is a transcription factor which, like other members of this gene family, may be involved in limb or
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs756635283 C>A,T Likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT438371 hsa-miR-181b-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 24055707
MIRT438371 hsa-miR-181b-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 24055707
MIRT438371 hsa-miR-181b-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 24055707
MIRT438371 hsa-miR-181b-5p Luciferase reporter assayqRT-PCRWestern blot 24055707
MIRT1350379 hsa-miR-185 CLIP-seq
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000785 Component Chromatin ISA
GO:0000978 Function RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IBA
GO:0000978 Function RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding IEA
GO:0000981 Function DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IBA
GO:0000981 Function DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
604994 10888 ENSG00000170577
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9NPC8
Protein name Homeobox protein SIX2 (Sine oculis homeobox homolog 2)
Protein function Transcription factor that plays an important role in the development of several organs, including kidney, skull and stomach. During kidney development, maintains cap mesenchyme multipotent nephron progenitor cells in an undifferentiated state by
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF16878 SIX1_SD 9 119 Transcriptional regulator, SIX1, N-terminal SD domain Domain
PF00046 Homeodomain 127 181 Homeodomain Domain
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Strongly expressed in skeletal muscle. Expressed in Wilms' tumor and in the cap mesenchyme of fetal kidney (at protein level). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22703800}.
Sequence
MSMLPTFGFTQEQVACVCEVLQQGGNIERLGRFLWSLPACEHLHKNESVLKAKAVVAFHR
GNFRELYKILESHQFSPHNHAKLQQLWLKAHYIEAEKLRGRPLGAVGKYRVRRKFPLPR
S
IWDGEETSYCFKEKSRSVLREWYAHNPYPSPREKRELAEATGLTTTQVSNWFKNRRQRDR
A
AEAKERENNENSNSNSHNPLNGSGKSVLGSSEDEKTPSGTPDHSSSSPALLLSPPPPGL
PSLHSLGHPPGPSAVPVPVPGGGGADPLQHHHGLQDSILNPMSANLVDLGS
Sequence length 291
Interactions View interactions
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar categorized as Causal (Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic) or Unknown.
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Unknown Diseases with uncertain, conflicting, or no pathogenic evidence in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession
Congenital anomaly of kidney and urinary tract Uncertain significance rs372153489 RCV000416570
SIX2-related disorder Likely benign; Uncertain significance; Benign rs150988696, rs142758861, rs372153489, rs143323460, rs753952589, rs770200234, rs755177564, rs2466632092, rs775188449, rs1036544667, rs778544715, rs766486968, rs1572648156 RCV003958593
RCV004750276
RCV003907779
RCV003392778
RCV003420740
RCV003408500
RCV003919701
RCV003894364
RCV003894488
RCV003904774
RCV003952023
RCV003919505
RCV003979236
Associations from Text MiningDisease associations identified through Pubtator
Disease Name Relationship Type References
Breast Neoplasms Associate 31420918
Cakut Associate 24429398, 37499630
Carcinoma Hepatocellular Associate 27212161
Carcinoma Renal Cell Associate 31420918, 34051738
Colorectal Neoplasms Associate 34526059
Diabetes Mellitus Associate 33446570
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Associate 29621232, 33893274
Hearing Loss Conductive Associate 27383657
Holoprosencephaly Associate 20531442
Hyperglycemia Associate 27133132