Like other ‘paired-like’ homeodomain family members, the visual system homeobox gene 1 (VSX1) is instrumental in craniofacial and ocular development; VSX1 plays a distinct role in retinal development (1, 2). Also known as RINX (retinal inner nuclear layer homeobox), the VSX1 gene is expressed in embryonic craniofacial structures and in the adult retina (1). VSX1 is abundantly expressed in the inner nuclear layer (INL) of the retina (2). In mice, Vsx1 first detected in the bipolar cells of the retina five days postnatal (2, 3, 4). The VSX1 gene is also expressed in WERI, a retinoblastoma cell line that expresses retinal cone genes (3). The human VSX1 gene maps to chromosome 20p11.21 and encodes a 365 amino acid protein with five known splice variants (5, 3). VSX1 mutations are implicated in two distinct corneal dystrophies, posterior polymorphous dystrophy (PPD) and keratoconus (2).
Key Feature
Clonality
Polyclonal
Isotype
IgG
Host Species
Rabbit
Tested Applications
WBIPELISA
Species Reactivity
HumanMouseRat
Concentration
1mg/ml
Purification
Affinity purified
Target Information
Alternative Names
recommended for detection of VSX1 of human origin by WB IP and ELISA
Tissue Specificity
recommended for detection of VSX1 of human origin by WB, IP and ELISA