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. 2001 Dec 15;29(24):4983–4993. doi: 10.1093/nar/29.24.4983

Table 3. Transcription factors involved in eye development.

Transcription factor Type ESTs NIA 15K
Math5 (atonal homolog 5) bHLH 13 No
HES-6 (hairy/enhancer of split 6) bHLH 6 No
Chx10 Homeobox 5 No
SOX11 HMG 5 Yes
mLHX2 LIM-homeobox 4 No
Neurogenin-2 bHLH 4 No
Pax6 Paired box 4 No
RFP-1 (retina-derived POU-domain factor-1) POU 3 No
Six3 Homeobox 3 No
Six6 (Optx2) Homeobox 3 No
BHF-1/NeuroD bHLH 2 No
HES-5 (hairy/enhancer of split 5) bHLH 2 No
HES-1 (hairy/enhancer of split 1) bHLH 2 No
Ash1 (achaete-scute homolog 1) bHLH 2 No
ASH2 bHLH 2 Yes
ROR-beta/retinoid-related orphan receptor (ROR) beta Nuclear receptor 2 No
Rx/Rax (retina and anterior neural fold homeobox gene) Homeobox 1 No
Math3 (atonal homolog 3) bHLH 1 No
SOX8 HMG 1 Yes
SOX9 HMG 1 Yes
CASP (homeobox gene Cut alternatively spliced product) Homeobox 1 Yes
TBX3 (T-box protein) T-box 1 No
Islet-2 LIM-homeobox 1 No
OC-2 (ONECUT homeodomain class) Homeobox 1 No