EN1, Official Symbol EN1provided by HGNC Official Full Name engrailed homeobox 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3342 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000163064 MIM:131290; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3342 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 ENDOVESLB Summary Homeobox-containing genes are thought to have a role in controlling development. In Drosophila, the 'engrailed' (en) gene plays an important role during development in segmentation, where it is required for the formation of posterior compartments. Different mutations in the mouse homologs, En1 and En2, produced different developmental defects that frequently are lethal. The human engrailed homologs 1 and 2 encode homeodomain-containing proteins and have been implicated in the control of pattern formation during development of the central nervous system. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all