ALX homeobox 4
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The ALX4 gene provides instructions for making a member of the homeobox protein family. Homeobox proteins direct the formation of body structures during early embryonic development. The ALX4 protein is necessary for normal development of the head.
Normal function
The ALX4 gene provides instructions for making a member of the homeobox protein family. Homeobox proteins direct the formation of body structures during early embryonic development. The ALX4 protein is necessary for normal development of the head.
The ALX4 protein is a transcription factor, which means that it attaches (binds) to DNA and controls the activity of certain genes. Specifically, the protein controls the activity of genes that regulate cell growth and division (proliferation), cell maturation and specialization (differentiation), cell movement (migration), and cell survival. The ALX4 protein also interacts with other transcription factors to help regulate these functions and ensure that cells start and stop growing at specific times and that they are positioned correctly during development.
Conditions referring to this gene or chromosome
Other names
homeodomain transcription factor ALX4
KIAA1788
PFM
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Vidare läsning och referenser
- ALX homeobox 4; MedlinePlus, National Library of Medicine.
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