Basic Information

Gene Symbol
PAX6
Assembly
GCA_963422495.1
Location
OY730181.1:28016077-28017474[+]

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 2.3e-31 5.8e-28 98.3 0.3 1 57 18 74 18 81 0.97
2 3 1.2e-30 3e-27 96.1 0.3 1 57 211 267 211 274 0.97
3 3 1.1e-30 2.8e-27 96.1 0.1 1 58 404 461 404 464 0.96

Sequence Information

Coding Sequence
ATGCACAGCGCGGCGATGGGCGGCGGCGCGCTGTTCGGTTGCTCGTCCGCCGGCCACAGCGGCATCAACCAGCTCGGCGGGGTGTACGTCAACGGCCGACCGCTGCCGGACTCCACGCGCCAGAAGATCGTGGAGCTGGCCCACTCCGGCGCGCGGCCCTGCGACATCAGCCGCATCCTGCAGGTCTCCAACGGCTGCGTCTCCAAGATACTCGGCAGGTTGGTACTGTTGTTGCTCGTTCGCCGGCCACAGCGTCATCAACCAGCTCGGCGGGGTGTACGTCAACGGCCGACCGCTGCCGGACTCCACGCGCCAGAAGATCGTGGAGCTGGCCCACTCCGGCGCGCGGCCCTGCGACATCAGCCGCATCCTGCAGGTCTCCAACGGCTGCGTCTCCAAGATACTCGGCAGGTTGGTACTGTTGTTGCTCGTTCGCGGGCCACAGCGGCATCAACCAGCTCGGCGGGGTGTACGTCAACGGCCGACCGCTGCCGGACTCCACGCGCCAGAAGATCGTGGAGCTGGCCCACTCCGGCGCGCGGCCCTGCGACATCAGCCGCATCCTGCAGGTCTCCAACGGCTGCGTCTCCAAGATACTCGGCAGGTTGGTACTGTTGTTGCTCGTTCGCCGGCCACAGCGGCATCAATAAGCTCGGCGGGGTGTACGTCAACGGCCGACCGCTGCCGGACTCCACGCGCCAGAAGATCGTGGAGCTGGCCCACTCCGGCGCGCGGCCCTGCGACATCAGCCGCATCCTGCAGGTCTCCAACGGCTGCGTCTCCAAGATACTCGGCAGGTTGGTACTGTTGTTGCTCGTCCGCCGGCCACAGCGGCATCAACCAGCTCGGCGGGGTGTACGTCAACGGCCGACCGCTGCCGGACTCTACGCGCCAGAAGATCGTGGAGCTGGCCCACACCGGCGCGCGGCCCTGCGACATCAGCCGCATCCTGCAGGTCTCCAACGGCTGCGTCTCCAAGATACTCGGCAGGCTGGTTCTGTTGTTGCTCGTCCGCCGGCCACAGCGGCATCAACCAGCTCGGCGGGGTGTACGTCAACGGCCGACCGCTGCCGGACTCCACGCGCCAGAAGATCGTGGAGCTGGCCCACTCCGGCGCGCGGCCCTGCGACATCAGCCGCATCCTGCAGGTCTCCAACGGCTGCGTCTCCAAGATACTCGGCAGGTTGGTACTGTTGTTGCTCGTCCGCCGGCCACAGCGGCATCAACCAGCTCGGCGGGGTGTACGTCAACGGCCGACCGCTGCCGGACTCCACGCGCCAGAAGATCGTGGAGCTGGCCCACACCGGCGCGCGGCCCTGCGACATCAGCCGCATCCTGCAGGTCTCCAACGGCTGCGTCTCCAAGATACTCGGCAGTTTGGTAGAGTTTGCACTATGA
Protein Sequence
MHSAAMGGGALFGCSSAGHSGINQLGGVYVNGRPLPDSTRQKIVELAHSGARPCDISRILQVSNGCVSKILGRLVLLLLVRRPQRHQPARRGVRQRPTAAGLHAPEDRGAGPLRRAALRHQPHPAGLQRLRLQDTRQVGTVVARSRATAASTSSAGCTSTADRCRTPRARRSWSWPTPARGPATSAASCRSPTAASPRYSAGWYCCCSFAGHSGINKLGGVYVNGRPLPDSTRQKIVELAHSGARPCDISRILQVSNGCVSKILGRLVLLLLVRRPQRHQPARRGVRQRPTAAGLYAPEDRGAGPHRRAALRHQPHPAGLQRLRLQDTRQAGSVVARPPATAASTSSAGCTSTADRCRTPRARRSWSWPTPARGPATSAASCRSPTAASPRYSAGWYCCCSSAGHSGINQLGGVYVNGRPLPDSTRQKIVELAHTGARPCDISRILQVSNGCVSKILGSLVEFAL

Similar Transcription Factors

Sequence clustering based on sequence similarity using MMseqs2

100% Identity
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90% Identity
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80% Identity
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