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Designing a Western blot for Pituitary homeobox 2? The guide has the expected band size, antibodies backed by real blot images, the controls to run alongside, and protocols taken from published papers.
Open the PITX2 Western Blot Guide6 Citations
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Facts about Pituitary homeobox 2.
May play a role in the proper localization of asymmetric organs such as the heart and gut. Isoform PTX2C is involved in left-right asymmetry the growing embryo (By similarity).
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | PITX2 |
| Uniprot: | Q99697 |
| Entrez: | 5308 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| paired homeobox family |

all1-responsive gene 1; ALL1-responsive protein ARP1; ARP1MGC20144; Brx1; Homeobox protein PITX2; IDG2; IGDS; IGDS2; IHG2; IRID2; Otlx2; paired-like homeodomain 2; Paired-like homeodomain transcription factor 2MGC111022; pituitary homeo box 2; pituitary homeobox 2; PITX2; PTX2; RGS; RGSRIEG1Brx1; rieg bicoid-related homeobox transcription factor 1; RIEG bicoid-related homeobox transcription factor; RIEG; RIEG1; RP1; RS; Solurshin
Mass (kDA):
35.37 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 4q25 |
| Sequence: | 4; NC_000004.12 (110617423..110642123, complement) |
Nucleus.






PMID: 8944018 by Semina E.V., et al. Cloning and characterization of a novel bicoid-related homeobox transcription factor gene, RIEG, involved in Rieger syndrome.
PMID: 9539779 by Arakawa H., et al. Identification and characterization of the ARP1 gene, a target for the human acute leukemia ALL1 gene.