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

visual system homeobox 2 (VSX2), visual system homeobox 2 (Vsx2), visual system homeobox 2 (vsx2), visual system homeobox 2 (LOC100220947)

Other aliases include:

RET1, CHX10, HOX10, MCOP2, MCOPCB3, or, Chx10, Hox10, Hox-10, VSX2, alx, Vsx-2, chx10, MGC66294, MGC85859

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

visual system homeobox 2 – ceh-10 homeo domain containing homolog – ocular retardation – homeobox protein CHX10 – ceh-10 homeodomain-containing homolog – C. elegans ceh-10 homeo domain containing homolog – homeobox protein Chx10 – ceh-10 homeodomain containing homolog – visual system homeobox 2-like

Visual System Homeobox 2 fulfills a number of functions:

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

Visual System Homeobox 2 is relevant to the following processes:

camera-type eye development – cell fate commitment – multicellular organismal development – negative regulation of cell proliferation – positive regulation of cell proliferation – positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter – regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – response to stimulus – retinal bipolar neuron differentiation – visual perception – regulation of transcription – retina morphogenesis in camera-type eye – transcription – biological_process

Locations for Visual System Homeobox 2:

cytoplasm – nucleolus – nucleus – intracellular – cellular_component

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology