The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen LIM Homeobox 6 across different species:

LIM homeobox 6 (LHX6), LIM homeobox protein 6 (Lhx6), LIM homeobox 1b (lhx1b), LIM homeobox 6 (Lhx6), LIM homeobox 6 (lhx6)

Other aliases include:

LHX6.1, MGC119542, MGC119544, MGC119545, Lhx6.1, lim6, lhx7-A, x-Lhx7, LHX6

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen LIM Homeobox 6:

LIM homeobox protein 6 – LIM homeodomain protein 6.1 – OTTMUSP00000013029 – OTTMUSP00000013030 – OTTMUSP00000013031 – LIM-homeodomain protein 6.1 – LIM homeobox 1b – LIM homeobox 6 – LIM homeodomain transcription factor, N terminal-like – putative LIM homeodomain transcription factor, N terminal – LIM homeodomain protein – LIM/homeobox protein Lhx6-like

LIM Homeobox 6 fulfills a number of functions:

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

LIM Homeobox 6 is relevant to the following processes:

cell differentiation – cell maturation – cerebral cortex GABAergic interneuron migration – cerebral cortex radially oriented cell migration – cerebral cortex tangential migration – multicellular organismal development – nervous system development – regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – cerebral cortex neuron differentiation – forebrain neuron development – forebrain neuron fate commitment – regulation of transcription – transcription

Locations for LIM Homeobox 6:

nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology