Description
Product Characteristics:
DACH2 is a transcription factor that is involved in regulation of organogenesis. It seems to be a regulator for SIX1 and SIX6 and may act as a corepressor of SIX6 in regulating proliferation by directly repressing cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitors, including the p27Kip1 promoter. It probably binds to DNA via its DACH box-N domain.
Subcellular location: Nucleus
Synonyms: DACH 2, dachshund 2, Dachshund homolog 2 Drosophila, Dachshund homolog 2, Dachshund2, FLJ31391, HGNC:16814, MGC138545.
Target Information: This gene is one of two genes which encode a protein similar to the Drosophila protein dachshund, a transcription factor involved in cell fate determination in the eye, limb and genital disc of the fly. The encoded protein contains two characteristic dachshund domains: an N-terminal domain responsible for DNA binding and a C-terminal domain responsible for protein-protein interactions. This gene is located on the X chromosome and is subject to inactivation by DNA methylation. The encoded protein may be involved in regulation of organogenesis and myogenesis, and may play a role in premature ovarian failure. Multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2008]