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CDX2 Transcription Factor MeSH Descriptor Data 2025
An antennapedia-like homeodomain transcription factor that regulates the expression of multiple genes in the INTESTINAL MUCOSA. It plays a critical role in many processes from early differentiation to maintenance of the intestinal epithelial lining of both the small and large intestine.
Entry Term(s)
CDX2 Protein
Caudal Type Homeo Box 2 Protein
Caudal Type Homeo Box Transcription Factor 2
Caudal Type Homeobox Transcription Factor 2
Cdx-2 Protein
Cdx-2-3 Protein
Cdx-3 Protein
Homeobox Protein CDX-2
Homeobox Protein CDX2
Transcription Factor CDX2
Registry Numbers
0
Public MeSH Note
2017; CDX2 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR was indexed under TRANS-ACTIVATORS and HOMEODOMAIN PROTEINS 2005-2016; under TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS 1994-2005; and under DNA-BINDING PROTEINS 1994
An antennapedia-like homeodomain transcription factor that regulates the expression of multiple genes in the INTESTINAL MUCOSA. It plays a critical role in many processes from early differentiation to maintenance of the intestinal epithelial lining of both the small and large intestine.