Basic Information

Gene Symbol
foxa2
Assembly
GCA_907164795.1
Location
OU015438.1:1391421-1397839[-]

Transcription Factor Domain

TF Family
Fork_head
Domain
Fork_head domain
PFAM
PF00250
TF Group
Helix-turn-helix
Description
The fork head domain is a conserved DNA-binding domain (also known as a winged helix) of about 100 amino-acid residues. Drosophila melanogaster fork head protein is a transcription factor that promotes terminal rather than segmental development, contains neither homeodomains nor zinc-fingers characteristic of other transcription factors [1]. Instead, it contains a distinct type of DNA-binding region, containing around 100 amino acids, which has since been identified in a number of transcription factors (including D. melanogaster FD1-5, mammalian HNF-3, human HTLF, Saccharomyces cerevisiae HCM1, etc.). This is referred to as the fork head domain but is also known as a 'winged helix' [1, 2, 3]. The fork head domain binds B-DNA as a monomer [2], but shows no similarity to previously identified DNA-binding motifs. Although the domain is found in several different transcription factors, a common function is their involvement in early developmental decisions of cell fates during embryogenesis [3].
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 1.4e-08 2e-05 25.1 0.0 1 35 65 97 65 107 0.87
2 2 3.3e-16 4.9e-13 49.5 0.0 33 82 128 174 125 178 0.91

Sequence Information

Coding Sequence
ATGTCAGCCAAAAATAGCGACAGGACCAAGTGGAGAAGGAAAAAATCGCCCAAAAACTCAGTGGACGAGGACAATGACTGCGCCAGCCTCGCCTGGCTCCTAAACTTCAGGCTAGACGAGATTGTGAACGTCAAAGTGCCTGACGACGAGGTGGAAGAACCTAAAGAAGTCCCAGAGAGTGCGCCGGTGTCGAAAAAGCCGCCTTATACGTATCCCGAATTGATTGAGAGAGCACTGAGGGAAAAGGGGGAGTTGACAGTGTCAGCTATATACCAGTGGATATCTGCACAGCAGGTGCAAAACTTTACCCGCAAATCTGTTTTGTTTACCCCAAATGTTTACGTCGCGCCGGTGCGGTGGTTGCGCCGTCCCATCGCCGCCCGTGACCGTTTCCCATTCTACAAAGCGAATGACGAGCGCTGGAAGAACTCGGTGCGACACAACCTGTCCATCAACCCTCACTTTCGGAAGGGAGCCAGAGCTCCCCAGGGCGCCGGCCACCTTTGGTCTCTCGCTGCCAATGCCATAGACCTCCTACCTTTGAGGAACATCCCTGTACATGACGAGAACGTGGTTGAAATCAACCAGGGCACGAAGATCATCGGTTTTCCTAAGGTGATCGTGCTGGACGAGGCAGCCATCGCAGCCGCCAGCATCCTACCAGATCAAGACATTTTTAGCGGTAGTACAATGTTCCTGAATCCAGTGTCTACGGAGCAGGTCGTCAGAGAATGCGGGCTCATCACTGTCGACTAG
Protein Sequence
MSAKNSDRTKWRRKKSPKNSVDEDNDCASLAWLLNFRLDEIVNVKVPDDEVEEPKEVPESAPVSKKPPYTYPELIERALREKGELTVSAIYQWISAQQVQNFTRKSVLFTPNVYVAPVRWLRRPIAARDRFPFYKANDERWKNSVRHNLSINPHFRKGARAPQGAGHLWSLAANAIDLLPLRNIPVHDENVVEINQGTKIIGFPKVIVLDEAAIAAASILPDQDIFSGSTMFLNPVSTEQVVRECGLITVD

Similar Transcription Factors

Sequence clustering based on sequence similarity using MMseqs2

90% Identity
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80% Identity
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