RAX, Official Symbol RAXprovided by HGNC Official Full Name retina and anterior neural fold homeoboxprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:18662 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000134438 MIM:601881; AllianceGenome:HGNC:18662 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as RX; RAX1; MCOP3; MCOPS16 Summary This gene encodes a homeobox-containing transcription factor that functions in eye development. The gene is expressed early in the eye primordia, and is required for retinal cell fate determination and also regulates stem cell proliferation. Mutations in this gene have been reported in patients with defects in ocular development, including microphthalmia, anophthalmia, and coloboma.[provided by RefSeq, Oct 2009] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all