Basic Information

Gene Symbol
PAX6
Assembly
GCA_000696795.2
Location
NW:227143-407121[-]

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 3 8.9e-32 1.6e-28 98.6 0.0 49 125 136 207 104 207 0.87
2 3 1.9 3.4e+03 -2.6 0.0 14 24 242 252 237 254 0.86
3 3 4.9 8.6e+03 -3.9 0.0 35 51 300 316 290 318 0.73

Sequence Information

Coding Sequence
ATGCTGCTCCAGAACGGCAAGATGAGCGACTTCTCCGTCTCCAGCTTGTGCAGGACTTCGCCAGAGCCGCAAGACTCCAGCCCGACTTCCAGAGATGCCGTCGTGACCAACTGGAGGCTGGATCCCGTGCCGCCCGTACCTCCATCGGTCGTGTTGCCTCCGGTCTTATCAGCCGTGTCTCCAGATAAACCGGGTGCTACCAGTCCTCTCCTCCCTACTCTTCCTCCAGGAGCTCCCCCGCGATTAAAGTTGGATGGAGGAGGAGGCGCTGCAGCGAACACACTGAGAGAACTGTATGCACTCGCGGCCACTCAGCAACCACTCGCCAGTTTGGTGACCCACCAACAGCGACTGCTGGAACTCTCCAGATTCCGGCACTATGACCTCCTCTCCCACCAGCAAGGTGCTGTCACCAAGCTACTAGgaACCTTAAGACCACCAGGCCTCATCGGTGGCAGTAAACCCAAAGTTGCCACACCCGCGGTAGTCTCCAAGATCGAACAATACAAGAGGGAGAACCCGACGATATTCGCATGGGAAATCAGGGAAAGGCTTATTTCAGAAGGAGTATGTACGAACGGAACAGCGCCCTCAGTGAGCAGTATCAACAGGATCCTGAGAAACCGGGCGGCAGAACGTGCGGCAGCGGAGTTCGCTCGGGCCGCGGGCTACGGCATGTACCCAGGCTACTCCCCGTGGCCCCTTTGGGGCGTGCCCCCGGCCAATGGCTACCCCCATCCGGACCACACCAGGACGCACCAAGAAGGCGAAGGTAGCGGTAAGGACGATGAGAGCTTGGGCAGTGGTGGCGAGGAACAACCAAAATTCAGAAGAAACAGGACGACCTTCTCTCCGGACCAACTGGACGAGCTGGAGAAGGAGTTCGACAAGAGTCACTACCCCTGCGTCTCGACGAGGGAGAGGCTGGCTGCCAAGACCTGTCTGTCAGAAGCCAGGGTACAGgTATGGTTCTCAAATCGTCGCGCGAAGTGGCGGCGACACCAGCGCATGAACGCTCTCAAGTCGCAGGCTGCTGGAGGCGGCGGTGGCGACTGGAGGACGATGGGTGGCGAGAACTCCGCCTTCAAGGCTCCGGACAGGATGTCGGACACCTCTGAGGAGATCAACGTCACGGATTCCGAAGAGGAGTCCCGCCAGGGTTCGGAGGTTGCGGTACCGCTTCATCGCCACTCCCCGCCACAGCAGCAGGAGCAAGAGCTTCCTCGACTGGCGCCTCCAGCGGACCTCAGGGCCTCCATCGAGAGCTGGAGGGAATCGGCCCTCAGGGCGGAGCCTCTCCAGCTCACCAAGTACGACAGGGATCGTGCCCTCTGA
Protein Sequence
MLLQNGKMSDFSVSSLCRTSPEPQDSSPTSRDAVVTNWRLDPVPPVPPSVVLPPVLSAVSPDKPGATSPLLPTLPPGAPPRLKLDGGGGAAANTLRELYALAATQQPLASLVTHQQRLLELSRFRHYDLLSHQQGAVTKLLGTLRPPGLIGGSKPKVATPAVVSKIEQYKRENPTIFAWEIRERLISEGVCTNGTAPSVSSINRILRNRAAERAAAEFARAAGYGMYPGYSPWPLWGVPPANGYPHPDHTRTHQEGEGSGKDDESLGSGGEEQPKFRRNRTTFSPDQLDELEKEFDKSHYPCVSTRERLAAKTCLSEARVQVWFSNRRAKWRRHQRMNALKSQAAGGGGGDWRTMGGENSAFKAPDRMSDTSEEINVTDSEEESRQGSEVAVPLHRHSPPQQQEQELPRLAPPADLRASIESWRESALRAEPLQLTKYDRDRAL

Similar Transcription Factors

Sequence clustering based on sequence similarity using MMseqs2

100% Identity
iTF_00763712;
90% Identity
iTF_00763712;
80% Identity
iTF_00763712;