Species Human Entrez 283078 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000150051 | |
Aliases MKX, C10orf48, IFRX, IRXL1, mohawk homeobox External IDs MGI: 2687286 HomoloGene: 72239 GeneCards: MKX | ||
Homeobox protein Mohawk, also known as iroquois homeobox protein-like 1, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MKX (mohawk homeobox) gene.
Function
MKX is a member of an Iroquois (IRX) family-related class of 'three-amino acid loop extension' (TALE) atypical homeobox proteins characterized by 3 additional amino acids in the loop region between helix I and helix II of the homeodomain.
References
MKX Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA