Basic Information

Gene Symbol
foxn4
Assembly
GCA_018907135.1
Location
JACCHX010000008.1:8449880-8453345[+]

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 3 2.6e-17 4.7e-14 53.1 0.2 34 85 5 53 3 56 0.92
2 3 8.2 1.5e+04 -3.0 0.0 10 21 63 74 60 78 0.73
3 3 9.7 1.8e+04 -3.2 0.0 11 30 95 114 92 120 0.74

Sequence Information

Coding Sequence
ATGCCATCGCCCGAGCATTTTCCCTATTACAAAAGCAACGATGACCGCTGGAAGAACTCGGTACGACATAACTTATCGATAAATCCGCATTTTCGTAAAGGATCAAAAGCACCACACGGAGCGGGTCATTTGTGGGCCATAGCAAGTCAAGATGAATCAAAGCCTCGCCAACTCTTCGACATTACTACCATCAGACAGGCCTTAAAGAACGAAGAGAACGTTTCTTTGAAATCCGATTCGCGACTGGTAACGATGGACGAGGTCGCGGCAGCAACGGCCAGCATCGCGCAAAACATCGAGGAGGACAACGTCGACACGATAACACTGGAGCATTGCGCCGAGCAAATTCTGAGCGGCATCAAGAGAGAGGTCGAAGTGCAATATCTTGTACCGATGATGATATCGAGTAGCGGAGACGTAATTAATAATCAGCAGTGCCATCAAAGCGAGCCATCGGAGCATCCTGTCAAAGAAACAGACTTCTTAAATCCCGTTTCTAAGGAAGTGGTAGCCGAGGAGTGCGGCCTGATAAGCGAAGGCTACTTGGTAACCGATTTGAATCCCTCGTCTCTGAGCCTCAACGTGACCGAGTCGGAGATTGTGACCGCGGACAACCTTTTCGGCGAAGAGCTGAGCTTTCAGTTTTACGAGTTCTCCTCTCCCTCGCAGCTCCAGTCGGCTTGA
Protein Sequence
MPSPEHFPYYKSNDDRWKNSVRHNLSINPHFRKGSKAPHGAGHLWAIASQDESKPRQLFDITTIRQALKNEENVSLKSDSRLVTMDEVAAATASIAQNIEEDNVDTITLEHCAEQILSGIKREVEVQYLVPMMISSSGDVINNQQCHQSEPSEHPVKETDFLNPVSKEVVAEECGLISEGYLVTDLNPSSLSLNVTESEIVTADNLFGEELSFQFYEFSSPSQLQSA

Similar Transcription Factors

Sequence clustering based on sequence similarity using MMseqs2

100% Identity
iTF_01110745;
90% Identity
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80% Identity
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