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Gene

DMBX1

diencephalon/mesencephalon homeobox 1

Summary

Cytogenetic location
1p33
Coordinates
Chromosome 1: 46,489,836–46,516,216 (GRCh38)
Exons
6 exons across 26.4 kb
Protein
377 amino acids
Also known as
PAXB, MBX, Atx
Previous symbols
OTX3
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000360032.4NM_172225.2
Locus type
gene with protein product
  • Very high
  • Confident
  • Low
  • Very low

Reference genomeGRCh38

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Curated reports relevant to this gene

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How DMBX1 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
  • Stretches short reads find hard
Chromosome 1, with a bracket where DMBX1 sits. DMBX1 and 21 genes near it on chromosome 1, from 46,003,026 to 47,003,025.Chromosome 11p33p36.33p36.32p36.31p36.23p36.22p36.21p36.13p36.12p36.11p35.3p35.2p35.1p34.3p34.2p34.1p33p32.3p32.2p32.1p31.3p31.2p31.1p22.3p22.2p22.1p21.3p21.2p21.1p13.3p13.2p13.1p12p11.2p11.1q11q12q21.1q21.2q21.3q22q23.1q23.2q23.3q24.1q24.2q24.3q25.1q25.2q25.3q31.1q31.2q31.3q32.1q32.2q32.3q41q42.11q42.12q42.13q42.2q42.3q43q4446.2 Mb46.4 Mb46.6 Mb46.8 Mb47 MbMAST2: 45,786,987–46,036,228, forward strandMAST2PIK3R3: 46,040,140–46,133,346, reverse strandPIK3R3P3R3URF-PIK3R3: 46,043,661–46,176,488, reverse strandP3R3URF-PIK3R3P3R3URF: 46,171,017–46,176,488, reverse strandP3R3URFTSPAN1: 46,173,780–46,196,490, forward strandTSPAN1POMGNT1: 46,188,681–46,220,305, reverse strandPOMGNT1LURAP1: 46,203,191–46,223,718, forward strandLURAP1RAD54L: 46,246,461–46,282,459, forward strandRAD54LLRRC41: 46,261,195–46,303,630, reverse strandLRRC41UQCRH: 46,300,900–46,334,910, forward strandUQCRHNSUN4: 46,340,691–46,369,218, forward strandNSUN4FAAH: 46,394,265–46,415,754, forward strandFAAHDMBX1: 46,489,836–46,516,216, forward strandDMBX1TMEM275: 46,532,166–46,544,566, reverse strandTMEM275KNCN: 46,545,641–46,551,647, reverse strandKNCNMKNK1: 46,557,407–46,616,850, reverse strandMKNK1MOB3C: 46,607,707–46,616,889, reverse strandMOB3CATPAF1: 46,632,071–46,673,867, reverse strandATPAF1TEX38: 46,668,855–46,673,595, forward strandTEX38EFCAB14: 46,674,659–46,719,146, reverse strandEFCAB14CYP4B1: 46,757,838–46,870,221, forward strandCYP4B1CYP4A11: 46,928,862–46,941,594, reverse strandCYP4A11Diagram of DMBX1: 6 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 1Exon 1: 46,489,836–46,489,877, 42 basesExon 2: 46,490,644–46,490,783, 140 basesExon 3: 46,506,999–46,507,164, 166 basesExon 4: 46,510,476–46,510,654, 179 basesExon 5: 46,510,935–46,511,283, 349 basesExon 6: 46,512,043–46,516,216, 4,174 bases1234565′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 5.1 kb of the gene's 26.4 kb; 1,134 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.). DMBX1 gene: diencephalon/mesencephalon homeobox 1. Retrieved 17 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/dmbx1

Vancouver

Dante Labs. DMBX1 gene: diencephalon/mesencephalon homeobox 1 [Internet]. [cited 17 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/dmbx1

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