mls-2 Homeobox protein mls-2 [Caenorhabditis elegans] - Gene

Summary

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Official Symbol: mls-2
Official Full Name: Homeobox protein mls-2
Primary source: WormBase:WBGene00003377
Locus tag: CELE_C39E6.4
See related: AllianceGenome:WB:WBGene00003377
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Caenorhabditis elegans (strain: Bristol N2)
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditina; Rhabditomorpha; Rhabditoidea; Rhabditidae; Peloderinae; Caenorhabditis
Summary: Enables RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in several processes, including establishment of mitotic spindle orientation; neuron differentiation involved in amphid sensory organ development; and positive regulation of glial cell differentiation. Located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including AB lineage cell; ABplpa; AWC-ON; head; and somatic nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in oculoauricular syndrome. Orthologous to several human genes including HMX1 (H6 family homeobox 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Nov 2024]
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Genomic context

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Location:: chromosome: X

Exon count:: 6

Sequence:: Chromosome: X; NC_003284.9 (4758804..4761640, complement)

Chromosome X - NC_003284.9 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:: NC_003284.9

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

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Synergistic roles of homeodomain proteins UNC-62 homothorax and MLS-2 HMX/NKX in the specification of olfactory neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Title: Synergistic roles of homeodomain proteins UNC-62 homothorax and MLS-2 HMX/NKX in the specification of olfactory neurons in Caenorhabditis elegans.
MLS-2 is a regulator of cell shape in the duct cell during morphogenesis
Title: The Nkx5/HMX homeodomain protein MLS-2 is required for proper tube cell shape in the C. elegans excretory system.
MLS-2 specifies the identity of the AWC sensory neuron type via regulation of the ceh-36 Otx gene.
Title: The HMX/NKX homeodomain protein MLS-2 specifies the identity of the AWC sensory neuron type via regulation of the ceh-36 Otx gene in C. elegans.
demonstrate ventral- and dorsal-restricted roles for the mls-2/Nkx/Hmx and vab-3/Pax6/Pax7 genes, respectively, in CEPsh glia differentiation and expression of the genes hlh-17/Olig and ptr-10/Patched-related
Title: mls-2 and vab-3 Control glia development, hlh-17/Olig expression and glia-dependent neurite extension in C. elegans.
mls-2 might be a direct target of CEH-20 in the M lineage and the regulation of CEH-20 on mls-2 is likely Hox-independent
Title: Mesodermal expression of the C. elegans HMX homolog mls-2 requires the PBC homolog CEH-20.
The HMX homeodomain protein MLS-2 regulates cleavage orientation, cell proliferation and cell fate specification in the C. elegans postembryonic mesoderm.
Title: The HMX homeodomain protein MLS-2 regulates cleavage orientation, cell proliferation and cell fate specification in the C. elegans postembryonic mesoderm.

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

C39E6.3 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:317982

C39E6.4 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:317983

Homology

Orthologs from OrthoDB

Gene Ontology Provided by WormBase

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in establishment of mitotic spindle orientation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in nematode larval development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in neuron differentiation involved in amphid sensory organ development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of cell population proliferation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of glial cell differentiation	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of mesodermal cell fate specification	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
is_active_in nucleus	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in nucleus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in nucleus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: Homeobox protein mls-2

NP_508815.2

Confirmed by transcript evidence

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

NC_003284.9 Reference assembly

Range

4758804..4761640 complement

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_076414.7 → NP_508815.2 Homeobox protein mls-2 [Caenorhabditis elegans]

See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_508815.2

Status: REVIEWED

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

Q18533

Conserved Domains (1) summary

pfam00046
Location:204 → 258

Homeobox; Homeobox domain