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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP13589
Secondary Accession Numbers None
Name Paired box protein Pax-6
Synonyms
  1. Aniridia type II protein
  2. Oculorhombin
Gene Name PAX6
Protein Type Unknown
Biological Properties
General Function Not Available
Specific Function Transcription factor with important functions in the development of the eye, nose, central nervous system and pancreas. Required for the differentiation of pancreatic islet alpha cells (By similarity). Competes with PAX4 in binding to a common element in the glucagon, insulin and somatostatin promoters. Regulates specification of the ventral neuron subtypes by establishing the correct progenitor domains (By similarity). Acts as a transcriptional repressor of NFATC1-mediated gene expression (By similarity).
Pathways
  • Maturity onset diabetes of the young
  • Signaling pathways regulating pluripotency of stem cells
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Biological Process
organ morphogenesis
response to wounding
anatomical structure development
cornea development in camera-type eye
iris morphogenesis
pancreatic A cell development
positive regulation of core promoter binding
ventral spinal cord development
regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
glucose homeostasis
positive regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent
negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
eye development
neuron fate commitment
visual perception
blood vessel development
positive regulation of gene expression
negative regulation of neurogenesis
central nervous system development
Cellular Component
cytosol
cytoplasm
nucleus
nucleoplasm
chromatin
Molecular Function
protein kinase binding
sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity
histone acetyltransferase binding
R-SMAD binding
transcription factor binding
DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific
RNA polymerase II core promoter proximal region sequence-specific DNA binding
sequence-specific double-stranded DNA binding
transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding
DNA binding
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Not Available
Locus Not Available
SNPs Not Available
Gene Sequence Not Available
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 422
Molecular Weight 46683.075
Theoretical pI 9.364
Pfam Domain Function
Signals Not Available
Transmembrane Regions Not Available
Protein Sequence Not Available
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P26367
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name PAX6_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID Not Available
GeneCard ID Not Available
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References
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