Basic Information

Gene Symbol
Pax5
Assembly
GCA_951394285.1
Location
OX596161.1:1191615-1192616[+]

Transcription Factor Domain

TF Family
PAX
Domain
PAX domain
PFAM
PF00292
TF Group
Helix-turn-helix
Description
The paired domain, a ~126 amino acid DNA-binding domain, is found in eukaryotic transcription regulatory proteins involved in embryogenesis. Initially identified in Drosophila’s paired (prd) protein, it typically resides in the N-terminal region and may be followed by an octapeptide, a homeodomain, or a Pro-Ser-Thr-rich C terminus. Paired domain proteins act as transcription repressors or activators, with DNA-binding specificity mediated by three subdomains. Crystal structures reveal a bipartite DNA-binding paired domain: an N-terminal subdomain (PAI) and a C-terminal subdomain (RED), linked by a flexible linker. Both subdomains contain a helix-turn-helix motif that binds DNA's major groove, while the linker may bind the minor groove. Variations in domain usage across Pax proteins and isoforms determine sequence specificity.
Hmmscan Out
# of c-Evalue i-Evalue score bias hmm coord from hmm coord to ali coord from ali coord to env coord from env coord to acc
1 2 1.3e-34 3e-31 108.4 0.7 1 59 13 71 13 84 0.92
2 2 5.7e-23 1.3e-19 70.8 0.6 13 56 288 331 283 333 0.96

Sequence Information

Coding Sequence
ATGCAAGTAGCAGCTAATCTCAAAACTTTGTTCACAGGTCACGGCGGCGTCAACCAACTTGGTGGAGTGTTCGTAAACGGGCGGCCATTGCCCGATGTGGTGCGACAACGGATAGTTGAGTTGGCGCACAGCGGCGTCCGGCCTTGCGACATCAGCCGGCAGCTTCGGGTCTCCCACGGCTGCGTGTCCAAGATACTGTCCAGGTCAGTAGAACTGCTCCACCAAGTTGGTTCAATCTCCCATGCGGAATCCACCAGAGATCTTATCCGTCCTGCTCCTTCGGAAAATGGTTCTAACTCAACAAAATCTAGACTTGATGACCTATCAATTCGTGTTCTCGAAGATCCGAATCCTGCTAGGTTGAGCCATGTCCTGCATGACCTTTCAAGTCATTCTGTAAAGCTGGATACTGACAATGACATCTTAAACCGCTCTGAGATGCTAGATGGGAAATCAGGAAGGTCTGATGATCTTCCATCCTCGTTTACGAAATTGAATGATGTTCCTACATCTAGCTTGAACCAGGCGAGGTCACACGACTTCGAAGGCAGAGAGGATGTTCAAAATGCCTATAAGAAACTGGATAATCTCTATGGCGGGTATGAGCATCCTCTATCTAACTCTGCAAGATTGAAAGACCTTTCACATGCTACGCACGACTCATCTGTTCCTGGAAGATATGATGGCAAAGTTGCATATGCTAGGCCGATCGAGCCTCAATTTCTATCTGAGAGCTTAGAAGATACAACTGGTTCTGTGAATACCGAAAGATATGATACAGATAGAAGAGATCTcccatctagctccaaagaaCTTCCAAAGGCCTCGTTAGAAGACTTCTACCTCCACCAAGCCAGCTCCATAAACGGCAGACCATTGCCAGAAGCGATCAGGAGGAGGATAGTTGAGCTGGCGAGCAGCGGTGTGCGTGCTTGTGATATCAGCAGGCAGCTTCGCATCTCGCATGGCTGTGTGTCCAAGATCCTGTCGAGGTCAGTCTAG
Protein Sequence
MQVAANLKTLFTGHGGVNQLGGVFVNGRPLPDVVRQRIVELAHSGVRPCDISRQLRVSHGCVSKILSRSVELLHQVGSISHAESTRDLIRPAPSENGSNSTKSRLDDLSIRVLEDPNPARLSHVLHDLSSHSVKLDTDNDILNRSEMLDGKSGRSDDLPSSFTKLNDVPTSSLNQARSHDFEGREDVQNAYKKLDNLYGGYEHPLSNSARLKDLSHATHDSSVPGRYDGKVAYARPIEPQFLSESLEDTTGSVNTERYDTDRRDLPSSSKELPKASLEDFYLHQASSINGRPLPEAIRRRIVELASSGVRACDISRQLRISHGCVSKILSRSV

Similar Transcription Factors

Sequence clustering based on sequence similarity using MMseqs2

100% Identity
iTF_00661251;
90% Identity
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80% Identity
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