distal-less homeobox protein-5; homeobox protein DLX-5 (DLX5)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Function
Structure
- belongs to the distal-less homeobox family
- contains 1 homeobox DNA-binding domain
Compartment
Expression
- 1st expressed in embryos at 8.5-9 days in facial & branchial arch mesenchyme, otic vesicles & frontonasal ectoderm around olfactory placodes
- a day later expression is seen in the developing forebrain in primordia of the ganglionic eminence & ventral diencephalic regions
- in day 12.5 embryos, expressed in the brain & bones, & also in all skeletal structures of midgestation embryos after the 1st cartilage formation
- expression remains unaltered in both brain & skeleton in day 15 embryos & slowly decreases in day 17 embryos