Biology:LMX1B

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LIM homeobox transcription factor 1-beta, also known as LMX1B, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the LMX1B gene.[1][2]

Function

LMX1B is a LIM homeobox transcription factor which plays a central role in dorso-ventral patterning of the vertebrate limb.[3]

Clinical significance

Loss-of-function mutations in the LMX1B gene are associated with Nail-patella syndrome.[4]

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: LMX1B LIM homeobox transcription factor 1, beta". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=4010. 
  2. "Identification of a human LMX1 (LMX1.1)-related gene, LMX1.2: tissue-specific expression and linkage mapping on chromosome 9". Genomics 46 (3): 520–4. December 1997. doi:10.1006/geno.1997.5075. PMID 9441763. 
  3. "Characterization of migration behavior of myogenic precursor cells in the limb bud with respect to Lmx1b expression". Anat. Embryol. 208 (1): 7–18. April 2004. doi:10.1007/s00429-003-0373-y. PMID 15007643. 
  4. "Mutations in LMX1B cause abnormal skeletal patterning and renal dysplasia in nail patella syndrome". Nat. Genet. 19 (1): 47–50. May 1998. doi:10.1038/ng0598-47. PMID 9590287. 

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