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Gene

DLX2

distal-less homeobox 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
2q31.1
Coordinates
Chromosome 2: 172,099,438–172,102,900 (GRCh38)
Exons
3 exons across 3.5 kb
Protein
328 amino acids
Also known as
TES-1
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000234198.9NM_004405.4
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

Positions on gene and variant pages follow this choice, in this browser.

Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How DLX2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 2, with a bracket where DLX2 sits. DLX2 and 7 genes near it on chromosome 2, from 171,601,169 to 172,601,168.Chromosome 22q31.1p25.3p25.2p25.1p24.3p24.2p24.1p23.3p23.2p23.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21p16.3p16.2p16.1p15p14p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11.1q11.2q12.1q12.2q12.3q13q14.1q14.2q14.3q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q33.1q33.2q33.3q34q35q36.1q36.2q36.3q37.1q37.2q37.3171.8 Mb172 Mb172.2 Mb172.4 Mb172.6 MbDYNC1I2: 171,687,409–171,750,179, forward strandDYNC1I2SLC25A12: 171,781,168–171,999,859, reverse strandSLC25A12HAT1: 171,922,404–171,986,773, forward strandHAT1METAP1D: 171,999,935–172,083,989, forward strandMETAP1DDLX1: 172,084,469–172,089,677, forward strandDLX1DLX2: 172,099,438–172,102,900, reverse strandDLX2ITGA6: 172,234,216–172,506,565, forward strandITGA6PDK1: 172,555,373–172,628,598, forward strandPDK1Diagram of DLX2: 3 exons on the reverse strand of chromosome 2Exon 3: 172,099,438–172,100,944, 1,507 basesExon 2: 172,101,462–172,101,646, 185 basesExon 1: 172,102,139–172,102,900, 762 bases3215′3′

Exons of the gene's MANE Select transcript (release v1.5), from NCBI and EMBL-EBI, on the GRCh38 reference genome.

Chromosome bands from UCSC's GRCh38 ideogram (2022-10-29).

Nearby genes from Ensembl release 116, on GRCh38.

Exons make up 2.5 kb of the gene's 3.5 kb; 987 of those bases code for the protein.

Where this comes from

  • HGNC: the gene's symbol, name, other symbols and location.
  • MANE Select v1.5, from NCBI and EMBL-EBI: the transcript, its exons and coding sequence.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). DLX2 gene: distal-less homeobox 2. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/dlx2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. DLX2 gene: distal-less homeobox 2 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/dlx2

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