XB-FEAT-997962
dmrta2
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nomenclature changes
undated change
Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 63950 . from doublesex and mab-3 related transcription factor 5 to DMRT-like family A2
04/22/ 2016
Human name has changed for Entrez Gene: 63950. From DMRT-like family A2 to DMRT like family A2 (dmrta2) ( removed hyphen)
synonyms
Curators notes: 11.12.2018 (CJZ)
dmrt5 is confirmed as a synonym for dmrta2, and is used as such in Parlier et al 2013: The Xenopus doublesex-related gene Dmrt5 is required for olfactory placode neurogenesis. Dev Biol 373 (2013) 39-52.
The EST accession CF290698 corresponds to unigene ID NM_001095679 at NCBI=> Xenopus laevis DMRT like family A2 S homeolog (dmrta2.S), mRNA (~2.5kb).
BLAST of this sequence to Xla and Xtr mRNA: confirms dmrta2.S