homeobox protein Meis2; Meis1-related protein 1 (MEIS2, MRG1)

Structure

• belongs to the TALE/MEIS homeobox family
• contains 1 homeobox DNA-binding domain

Compartment

nucleus (probable)

Alternative splicing

• named isoforms=5
• Meis2A, Meis2B, Meis2C, Meis2D, Meis2E

Expression

• expressed in various tissues
• in hematopoietic tissues, lymphoid organs express high levels of MEIS2
• also expressed in some regions of the brain, including the putamen

More general terms

• homeobox protein

Database

• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=4212
• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:4212
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/601740
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/O14770.html