The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen LIM Homeobox 9 across different species:

LIM homeobox 9 (LHX9), LIM homeobox 9 (Lhx9), LIM homeobox 9 (lhx9-A), LIM homeobox 9 (lhx9)

Other aliases include:

MGC156570, lhx9-A, x-Lhx9, LH-2, LHX9, lhx9, MGC84078, zgc:112196, si:dkey-121a9.2

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen LIM Homeobox 9:

LIM homeobox 9 – LIM-homeodomain type transcription factor 9 – homeobox protein – LIM-homeobox protein 9 – LIM homeobox protein 9 – LIM/homeobox protein Lhx9 – LIM homeodomain type transcription factor Lhx9 – LIM/homeobox protein Lhx9-like

LIM Homeobox 9 fulfills a number of functions:

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

LIM Homeobox 9 is relevant to the following processes:

regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – cell proliferation – female gonad development – gonad morphogenesis – male gonad development – regulation of transcription

Locations for LIM Homeobox 9:

nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology