Brain-specific homeobox
Brain-specific homeobox is a protein that in humans is encoded by the BSX gene.[1]
Structure and expression pattern
Bsx is an evolutionarily highly-conserved homeodomain-containing transcription factor that belongs to the ANTP-class.mammillary bodies and arcuate nucleus.[3]
Function in the hypothalamus
In the hypothalamic
Function in the pineal gland
In the
photoreceptor cells and leftwards migrating parapineal cells,[6] which in zebrafish are crucial for the establishment of brain asymmetry.[7]
References
- ^ "Entrez Gene: BSX brain-specific homeobox".
- hdl:10023/8685.
- PMID 14678827.
- PMID 17550780.
- PMID 20308548.
- PMID 29945867.
- PMID 26442849.