Basic Information

Gene Symbol
pax6a
Assembly
GCA_947562085.1
Location
OX387322.1:13157195-13217916[-]

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 6 2.3e-31 6.5e-28 98.0 0.3 1 59 47 105 47 112 0.95
2 6 1.1e-09 3.1e-06 28.0 0.0 34 57 174 197 158 215 0.87
3 6 7.8e-10 2.1e-06 28.5 0.1 16 54 288 326 275 337 0.91
4 6 2.4e-07 0.00066 20.5 0.0 30 69 345 385 333 398 0.82
5 6 3.5e-32 9.7e-29 100.7 0.1 45 118 396 468 377 473 0.88
6 6 0.058 1.6e+02 3.1 0.0 107 125 513 530 506 530 0.78

Sequence Information

Coding Sequence
ATGCACATGCAGACCAGCCTCCACAGGCTCCACAAGTGTGTTAGTGATCTAGTTCCGTGCGCGAACTCTACCGATGACGATGAGCTGATGCACAGCGCCGCAATGGGTGGGGGCGCCTTATTCGGGTGCTCCTCAGCGGGCCACAGCGGCATCAACCAGTTGGGGGGCGTCTACGTAAACGGGAGGCCGCTGCCGGACTCCACGCGGCAAAAAATCGTGGAGCTGGCGCACTCTGGCGCGCGGCCCTGCGACATCAGCCGAATCCTGCAGGTCTCCAACGGATGCGTGTCCAAGATACTCGGCAGGTCAGTCGCTGCTCAGAGCTATTGCTTCTCGGGGCATGATACCAGCTTGGCAGCACTCAGGTGCAAAACTCTGCAGGACGGTTGCTTGCCCAAGAGAGCTCTCAAAGAAGTCGGTGTCCAGGCTATTTACCAGGTTTGTGGGCGTCTATGTGACGGAGAGGCCGCAGCCAGACTCCACGCGGCAGAAGATCGTGGAGCTAGGGCACTCGGGCGCGTGTGGCCCTGTGACATCAGCCGCATCCTGCAGGTCTCCAACGGATGCGTGTCCAAGATACTCGGCAAGTCAGTCGCTGCTCAGAGATATCAATCTTTGGGTCTCTACCAGCTCGGCAGCAATCAGGTGCAAAGCTCTGTGATATCAGCCGCATCCTGCAGGTCTCCAACGAATGCGTGTCCAAGATACTCGGCAGGTCTCCAACAAATGCGTGTTCTAGATTCTCGGCAGGTCAGTCGCTCCTTAGAGGCGTTGCTTCTCGGGGCACTATACCAGCTTGGCAGCACTCAGGCGCAAAACTCTGCTGGACGGCTGCGTGCCCAAGGTATTCGGCAGATCAGGACGCCGCTGCTGGACCCCACGCGGAAGCAGATCATGGAGCTGGCGCTTTCGGATGCACGGCTCTGCCACATCAGCCGCATCTTGCAGGTCTCCAACAGATGCATGTCCGAGATCTCGGCTGGTCAGTCGCTGCTCAAAGCTATTGCGTCTTGGGGCACGATACCAGCTTGGAAGCATTCAGGAACGAAGTTCTATGACGTCAGCCGCATCCTGGAGGTCTCCAACGGTTGCATGTCCAAGATGCTCGGCAGGTCGTTGCAGCATAGTGCCCTTACACATCAGGGCACTATCGGCTTGGCAGCACTTAGGCGCGACAATATGCAGGTCCCCAAAAATGGGGTGCCCAATGTTCGCAGATATTACGAGACTGGGTCTATCAAGCCCCGAGCCATCGGGGGGTCGAAGCCGCGAGTAGCCACCACGCCGGTGGTGCAGAAGATAGCCGACTATAAGCGAGAGTGCCCCTCGATCTTCGCGTGGGAGATCAGAGACCGCCTCCTCAGCGAAAACGTGTGCAATAACGACAATATCCCTAGTACCCAATACACCGTACTCGTAGAACAAGAGTACGACGAACCGGTTCACACGCGCTCTATACCAGGTACAGACATGTACCTGGGCGTTTCTTTCCACCACCACGACCCGGTCAACCCGCACCACGCACAAGTGCGTGATGCCGTTCCCTCTAGAAAACCTCCGACGGTATCATCAATAAACCGGGTGCTAAGGAACCTCGCGTCCCAAAAAGAGCAGGCGGCATCAGCTCAGAACGACAGCGTCTACGAGAAGCTGAGGATGTTCAACGGCCAGGCTGCCACTGGCTGGTGGTATCCAGGACTGCCAACCGCACCAGCAGCGCCCGCCATACCAGCTCCCTTACCTCCCCAGCTCAACAGGCCGAGCAGTGAAGAGCATAAAAGAGATCCCCTCCAGTCAGAAGCGGGGTCAGACGGGAACAGTGAGCACGCATCATCAGGCGACGAGGACTCGCAGATGAGGCTACGGCTCAAGCGCAAGCTGCAGCGGAACCGCACCAGCTTCACCAACGACCAGATCGACAGCCTGGAGAAAGAGTTCGAGCGCACGCACTACCCGGACGTATTCGCGCGAGAAAGGCTCGCGGAAAAGATCGGATTGCCTGAGGCACGTATCCAGGTCTGGTTCTCCAACCGGAGGGCAAAATGGCGGCGAGAGGAGAAGCTCCGCAGCCAAAGGAGGGACGCGCCAGCGGCTTCGCCCCCCGCGCCGCCCGCGCCCCGCCTGCCCCTCAATGGAGGCTTCAACTCCATGTACAGTCCTATACCGCAGCCAATTGCCACCATGAGCGACTCGTATAGCTCAATGCCGGGCGGGCTATCGTCGTCGTGCCTGCAGCAGCGGGACGGCGGCTACCCCTACATGTTCGGTGACGTGCTCGGCGGCGGCGGGTACTCGCGCGCGCCCGCCGCGCACCAGCAGCACGCAGCCTACTCGCAGCCGCAGACCGCCGCGAGCACAGGTAATCGCAGCCGCAGACCGCCGCGAGCACAGGTGAGCGTGACAGCCAATCTGTACTGGCTAATCAGTTAG
Protein Sequence
MHMQTSLHRLHKCVSDLVPCANSTDDDELMHSAAMGGGALFGCSSAGHSGINQLGGVYVNGRPLPDSTRQKIVELAHSGARPCDISRILQVSNGCVSKILGRSVAAQSYCFSGHDTSLAALRCKTLQDGCLPKRALKEVGVQAIYQVCGRLCDGEAAARLHAAEDRGARALGRVWPCDISRILQVSNGCVSKILGKSVAAQRYQSLGLYQLGSNQVQSSVISAASCRSPTNACPRYSAGLQQMRVLDSRQVSRSLEALLLGALYQLGSTQAQNSAGRLRAQGIRQIRTPLLDPTRKQIMELALSDARLCHISRILQVSNRCMSEISAGQSLLKAIASWGTIPAWKHSGTKFYDVSRILEVSNGCMSKMLGRSLQHSALTHQGTIGLAALRRDNMQVPKNGVPNVRRYYETGSIKPRAIGGSKPRVATTPVVQKIADYKRECPSIFAWEIRDRLLSENVCNNDNIPSTQYTVLVEQEYDEPVHTRSIPGTDMYLGVSFHHHDPVNPHHAQVRDAVPSRKPPTVSSINRVLRNLASQKEQAASAQNDSVYEKLRMFNGQAATGWWYPGLPTAPAAPAIPAPLPPQLNRPSSEEHKRDPLQSEAGSDGNSEHASSGDEDSQMRLRLKRKLQRNRTSFTNDQIDSLEKEFERTHYPDVFARERLAEKIGLPEARIQVWFSNRRAKWRREEKLRSQRRDAPAASPPAPPAPRLPLNGGFNSMYSPIPQPIATMSDSYSSMPGGLSSSCLQQRDGGYPYMFGDVLGGGGYSRAPAAHQQHAAYSQPQTAASTGNRSRRPPRAQVSVTANLYWLIS

Similar Transcription Factors

Sequence clustering based on sequence similarity using MMseqs2

100% Identity
iTF_00681503;
90% Identity
iTF_00681503;
80% Identity
iTF_00681503;