The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen LIM Homeobox 2 across different species:

LIM homeobox 2 (LHX2), LIM homeobox 2 (Lhx2), LIM homeobox 2 (lhx2)

Other aliases include:

LH2, hLhx2, MGC138390, LH2A, Lh-2, LH-2A, LHX2, bel, lhx2b, MGC152707, zgc:152707, XLhx2, x-Lhx2

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen LIM Homeobox 2:

LIM homeobox protein 2 – LIM HOX gene 2 – LIM/homeobox protein Lhx2 – homeobox protein LH-2 – LIM homeobox 2 – LIM homeodomain – belladonna – LIM homeodomain type transcription factor Lhx2

LIM Homeobox 2 fulfills a number of functions:

metal ion binding – sequence-specific DNA binding – transcription factor activity – zinc ion binding – sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity – DNA binding – transcription regulator activity

LIM Homeobox 2 is relevant to the following processes:

axon guidance – brain development – dorsal/ventral pattern formation – mesoderm development – nervous system development – neuron differentiation – regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – telencephalon development – anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis – neural tube closure – telencephalon regionalization – camera-type eye development – forebrain development – optokinetic behavior – regulation of transcription – retinal ganglion cell axon guidance

Locations for LIM Homeobox 2:

nucleus – intracellular

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology