MLX

MLX or mlx may refer to:

MLX (software)

MLX is a series of machine language entry utilities published by COMPUTE! Publications for COMPUTE!, COMPUTE!'s Gazette, and various books. These programs were designed to allow relatively easy entry of the type-in machine language listings that were often included in these publications. Versions were available for the Commodore 64, PET and VIC 20, the Atari 8-bit family and the Apple II series.

First version

MLX was first introduced in the December 1983 issue of Compute!, with versions for both the Commodore 64 and Atari 8-bit family. This was followed the next month by a version for the VIC-20 ("Tiny MLX") that was otherwise similar.

These versions of MLX shared a format consisting of six data bytes in decimal format, plus a seventh byte which served as a checksum. Although each line began with the memory address, and bytes were separated with commas, these did not have to be typed; the program auto-incremented the address and automatically printed the comma delimiters every three characters. Invalid keystrokes were filtered out. When a line was completely typed, it was automatically verified against the checksum value. If it matched, the user would be prompted for the next line. If not, a warning buzzer would sound and the invalid input would be discarded so that the user could retype the line. Several keyboard keys were redefined to create a makeshift numeric keypad.

MLX (gene)

Max-like protein X is a protein that in humans is encoded by the MLX gene.

The product of this gene belongs to the family of basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (bHLH-Zip) transcription factors. These factors form heterodimers with Mad proteins and play a role in proliferation, determination and differentiation. This gene product may act to diversify Mad family function by its restricted association with a subset of the Mad family of transcriptional repressors, namely Mad1 and Mad4. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been identified for this gene.

Interactions

MLX (gene) has been shown to interact with MNT,MXD1 and MLXIPL.

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This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.