DACH2

Dachshund homolog 2 is a is_associated_with::protein that in humans is encoded by the DACH2 is_associated_with::gene.

Function
This gene is one of two genes which encode a protein similar to the is_associated_with::Drosophila protein dachshund, a is_associated_with::transcription factor involved in cell fate determination in the eye, limb and genital disc of the fly. The encoded protein contains two characteristic dachshund domains: an is_associated_with::N-terminal domain responsible for DNA binding and a is_associated_with::C-terminal domain responsible for protein-protein interactions. This gene is located on the X chromosome and is subject to inactivation by is_associated_with::DNA methylation. The encoded protein may be involved in regulation of is_associated_with::organogenesis and is_associated_with::myogenesis, and may play a role in premature ovarian failure.