{"symbol":"EVX1","synonyms":["EVX-1"],"name":"even-skipped homeobox 1","description":"This gene encodes a member of the even-skipped homeobox family characterized by the presence of a homeodomain closely related to the Drosophila even-skipped (eve) segmentation gene of the pair-rule class. The encoded protein may play an important role as a transcriptional repressor during embryogenesis. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":2128,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/2128","proteins":[{"symbol":"EVX1_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/EVX1_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Homeoboxes","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Homeoboxes"}]}