Dlx5 (Distal-less homeobox 5) – MGI gene detail Description: Dlx5 is expressed in the nasal mesenchyme along the AP axis of the E13.5 palatal shelf. Source: Han et al., 2009 Indirect modulation of Shh signaling by Dlx5 affects the oral-nasal patterning of palate and rescues cleft palate in Msx1-null mice. Development 136(24):4225-33….Continue Reading Dlx5 gene expression