{{Short description|Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens}} {{Infobox_gene}}
'''LIM homeobox 9''' is a protein that in humans is encoded by the LHX9 gene.<ref name="entrez">{{cite web | title = Entrez Gene: LIM homeobox 9 | url = https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/56956 }}</ref>
==Function==
This gene encodes a member of the LIM homeobox gene family of developmentally expressed transcription factors. The encoded protein contains a homeodomain and two cysteine-rich zinc-binding LIM domains involved in protein-protein interactions. The protein is highly similar to a mouse protein that causes gonadal agenesis when inactivated, suggesting a role in gonadal development. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.
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== Further reading == *{{cite journal |vauthors=Avraham O, Hadas Y, Vald L, Zisman S, Schejter A, Visel A, Klar A |title=Transcriptional control of axonal guidance and sorting in dorsal interneurons by the Lim-HD proteins Lhx9 and Lhx1 |journal=Neural Dev |volume=4 |pages=21 |year=2009 |pmid=19545367 |pmc=2704203 |doi=10.1186/1749-8104-4-21 |doi-access=free }}
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