Biology:PITX1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in humans


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
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Paired-like homeodomain 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PITX1 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

This gene encodes a member of the RIEG/PITX homeobox family, which is in the bicoid class of homeodomain proteins. Members of this family are involved in organ development and left-right asymmetry. This protein acts as a transcriptional regulator involved in basal and hormone-regulated activity of prolactin.[3]

Clinical relevance

Mutations in this gene have been associated with autism,[4] club foot[5] and polydactyly[6] in humans.

Genetic basis of pathologies

Genomic rearrangements at the PITX1 locus are associated with Liebenberg syndrome.[7] In PITX1 Liebenberg is associated with a translocation or deletions, which cause insert promoter groups into the PITX1 locus.[7] A missense mutation within the PITX1 locus is associated with the development of autosomal dominant clubfoot.[5]

Interactions

PITX1 has been shown to interact with pituitary-specific positive transcription factor 1.[8]

References

  1. "Human and murine PTX1/Ptx1 gene maps to the region for Treacher Collins syndrome". Mammalian Genome 8 (11): 841–5. 1997. doi:10.1007/s003359900589. PMID 9337397. 
  2. "Backfoot, a novel homeobox gene, maps to human chromosome 5 (BFT) and mouse chromosome 13 (Bft)". Genomics 40 (1): 108–13. February 1997. doi:10.1006/geno.1996.4558. PMID 9070926. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: PITX1 paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=5307. 
  4. "Association of autism with polymorphisms in the paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 1 (PITX1) on chromosome 5q31: a candidate gene analysis". BMC Medical Genetics 8: 74. December 2007. doi:10.1186/1471-2350-8-74. PMID 18053270. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Pitx1 haploinsufficiency causes clubfoot in humans and a clubfoot-like phenotype in mice". Human Molecular Genetics 20 (20): 3943–52. October 2011. doi:10.1093/hmg/ddr313. PMID 21775501. 
  6. "Deletions in PITX1 cause a spectrum of lower-limb malformations including mirror-image polydactyly". European Journal of Human Genetics 20 (6): 705–8. June 2012. doi:10.1038/ejhg.2011.264. PMID 22258522. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Homeotic arm-to-leg transformation associated with genomic rearrangements at the PITX1 locus". American Journal of Human Genetics 91 (4): 629–35. October 2012. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2012.08.014. PMID 23022097. 
  8. "P-OTX: a PIT-1-interacting homeodomain factor expressed during anterior pituitary gland development". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 93 (15): 7706–10. July 1996. doi:10.1073/pnas.93.15.7706. PMID 8755540. Bibcode1996PNAS...93.7706S. 

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