homeobox protein HOX-HB9; motor neuron & pancreas homeobox protein 1; HOX-HB9 (MNX1, HLXB9)

Function

• putative transcription factor
• involved in pancreas development & function

Structure

contains 1 homeobox DNA-binding domain

Compartment

nucleus

Expression

expressed in lymphoid & pancreatic tissues

Pathology

• defects in MNX1 are a cause of Currarino syndrome

More general terms

• homeobox protein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/142994
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/176450
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/P50219.html