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Symbol LHX1 contributors: mct - updated : 25-11-2013
HGNC name LIM homeobox 1
HGNC id 6593
DNA
TYPE functioning gene
STRUCTURE 7.14 kb     5 Exon(s)
10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study
MAPPING cloned Y linked   status provisional
RNA
TRANSCRIPTS type messenger
identificationnb exonstypebpproduct
ProteinkDaAAspecific expressionYearPubmed
5 - 3431 - 406 - 2007 17664423
EXPRESSION
Type widely
   expressed in (based on citations)
organ(s)
SystemOrgan level 1Organ level 2Organ level 3Organ level 4LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
blood / hematopoieticthymus    
Endocrinethyroid   highly
Nervousbrainhindbraincerebellum  
 nervecranial nerve  highly
Reproductivefemale systemovary  highly
tissue
SystemTissueTissue level 1Tissue level 2LevelPubmedSpeciesStageRna symbol
Lymphoid    
cell lineage
cell lines
fluid/secretion
at STAGE
physiological period embryo, fetal
Text
  • expressed in the developing Purkinje cells
  • expressed early in the intermediate mesoderm and is one of the first genes to be expressed in the nephric mesenchyme
  • expressed in postmitotic, differentiating, and mature retinal horizontal cells
  • PROTEIN
    PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
    STRUCTURE
    motifs/domains
  • two N terminal cysteine-rich LIM/double zinc finger motifs
  • an helix-turn-helix, DNA binding domain (homeodomain)
  • a proline rich region
  • conjugated
    HOMOLOGY
    Homologene
    FAMILY
    CATEGORY transcription factor , protooncogene
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     intracellular
    intracellular,nucleus
    basic FUNCTION
  • involved in transcriptional regulation of neural and lymphoid cells
  • playing an essential role for controlling Purkinje cell differentiation in the developing mammalian cerebellum
  • required for normal organogenesis, including nephrogenesis, by regulating cell movements, differentiation and growth
  • acts as an oncogene in cancer cells
  • essential role in driving specification of the entire kidney field from the intermediate mesoderm
  • CELLULAR PROCESS nucleotide, transcription, regulation
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS development , neurogenesis
    text organogenesis; head organization
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
    INTERACTION
    DNA binding (homeodomain)
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • OTX2 regulates DKK1 and LHX1 activity in the anterior mesendoderm
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) DEL17Q12
    Susceptibility
    Variant & Polymorphism
    Candidate gene for aplasia of mullerian ducts
    for neurodevelopmental disorders in patients with del 17q12
    Marker
    Therapy target
    SystemTypeDisorderPubmed
    cancerurinary 
    targeting LHX1 may constitute an innovative therapeutic intervention in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS
    Mice with targeted mutation in the Hip1 gene (Hip1) develop a neurological phenotype characterized by failure to thrive, tremor, and gait ataxia