gene: irx-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in cell development; neuron differentiation; and regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II. Located in nucleus. Expressed in head muscle; hypodermis; intestine; neurons; and somatic nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in congenital heart disease and dilated cardiomyopathy. Is an ortholog of several human genes including IRX1 (iroquois homeobox 1); IRX3 (iroquois homeobox 3); and IRX5 (iroquois homeobox 5).