GSC, Official Symbol GSCprovided by HGNC Official Full Name goosecoid homeoboxprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:4612 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000133937 MIM:138890; AllianceGenome:HGNC:4612 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 GSC1; SAMS Summary This gene encodes a member of the bicoid subfamily of the paired (PRD) homeobox family of proteins. The encoded protein acts as a transcription factor and may be autoregulatory. A similar protein in mice plays a role in craniofacial and rib cage development during embryogenesis. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in fat (RPKM 1.7), brain (RPKM 0.2) and 8 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all