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Symbol SIX1 contributors: mct/npt/pgu - updated : 22-01-2014
HGNC name SIX homeobox 1
HGNC id 10887
ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
corresponding disease(s) BOS3 , DFNA23 , BOR3
Other morbid association(s)
TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
tumoral     --over  
in metastatic rhabdomyosarcoma
constitutional     --over  
can attenuate a DNA damage-induced G(2) cell cycle checkpoint
tumoral     --low  
in 44 p100 of primary breast cancers and 90 p100 of metastatic lesions
tumoral     --over  
in osteosarcoma cell lines compared to human osteoblastic cell line
Susceptibility
Variant & Polymorphism
Candidate gene
Marker
Therapy target
SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
cancerbone 
inhibition of SIX1 promotes apoptosis, suppresses proliferation, and migration of osteosarcoma cells
ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
  • Six1-deficient mice lack kidneys, but form ureters
  • Six1(-/-) embryos and newborn mice exhibit mesenchymal overproliferation, decreased Fgf10 expression and severe defects in the smooth muscle component of the bronchi and major pulmonary vessels