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Gene

EMX2

empty spiracles homeobox 2

Summary

Cytogenetic location
10q26.11
Coordinates
Chromosome 10: 117,542,746–117,549,546 (GRCh38)
Exons
3 exons across 6.8 kb
Protein
252 amino acids
MANE Select transcript
ENST00000553456.5NM_004098.4
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

No Genome Test report reads EMX2 yet. The test sequences your whole genome, so your data includes it all the same.

How EMX2 is laid out

  • Coding sequence
  • Untranslated region
  • Intron
  • Direction of transcription
Chromosome 10, with a bracket where EMX2 sits. EMX2 and 6 genes near it on chromosome 10, from 117,046,146 to 118,046,145.Chromosome 1010q26.11p15.3p15.2p15.1p14p13p12.33p12.32p12.31p12.2p12.1p11.23p11.22p11.21p11.1q11.1q11.21q11.22q11.23q21.1q21.2q21.3q22.1q22.2q22.3q23.1q23.2q23.31q23.32q23.33q24.1q24.2q24.31q24.32q24.33q25.1q25.2q25.3q26.11q26.12q26.13q26.2q26.3117.2 Mb117.4 Mb117.6 Mb117.8 Mb118 MbSHTN1: 116,881,477–117,126,586, reverse strandSHTN1VAX1: 117,128,521–117,138,629, reverse strandVAX1KCNK18: 117,196,957–117,210,752, forward strandKCNK18SLC18A2: 117,240,830–117,279,431, forward strandSLC18A2PDZD8: 117,277,274–117,376,020, reverse strandPDZD8EMX2: 117,542,746–117,549,546, forward strandEMX2RAB11FIP2: 118,004,818–118,046,949, reverse strandRAB11FIP2Diagram of EMX2: 3 exons on the forward strand of chromosome 10Exon 1: 117,542,746–117,543,673, 928 basesExon 2: 117,545,632–117,545,816, 185 basesExon 3: 117,548,065–117,549,546, 1,482 bases1235′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 2.6 kb of the gene's 6.8 kb; 759 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.
  • The Human Phenotype Ontology, release 2026-09-01: the traits linked to the gene. Find out more at hpo.jax.org.

Cite this page

APA

Dante Labs. (n.d.). EMX2 gene: empty spiracles homeobox 2. Retrieved 16 October 2026, from https://dantelabs.com/genes/emx2

Vancouver

Dante Labs. EMX2 gene: empty spiracles homeobox 2 [Internet]. [cited 16 October 2026]. Available from: https://dantelabs.com/genes/emx2

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