EMX1, Official Symbol EMX1provided by HGNC Official Full Name empty spiracles homeobox 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:3340 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000135638 MIM:600034; AllianceGenome:HGNC:3340 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Summary Enables sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in brain development; neuron differentiation; and regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including nervous system development; neuroepithelial cell differentiation; and regulation of oligodendrocyte progenitor proliferation. Located in chromosome and nucleolus. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Biased expression in kidney (RPKM 6.4), brain (RPKM 1.7) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs mouse all