Basic Information

Gene Symbol
PAX6
Assembly
GCA_029286815.1
Location
JAGSMV010000016.1:2867897-2880157[-]

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 2 4.2e-69 1.1e-65 219.9 0.2 1 117 30 146 30 153 0.98
2 2 5.8 1.5e+04 -3.5 0.0 24 37 172 185 157 189 0.54

Sequence Information

Coding Sequence
ATGCTGCCTGCGCAGCAGCTGACCCCAATCAGCCCTTGGCCGCCCGACGCCAACCTCCTCGACCGCATGGACGACTTGGCGCACAAAGGTCACAGCGGTGTTAACCAGCTCGGCGGGGTGTTTGTAGGAGGCAGGCCGCTGCCGGACTCCACACGGCAGAAGATAGTCGAGCTGGCGCACTCCGGAGCCCGACCCTGCGACATCAGCCGCATCCTGCAGGTCTCCAACGGCTGCGTATCGAAAATACTCGGCAGgtACTATGAGACGGGATCCATCAGGCCTCGAGCAATCGGCGGCTCGAAACCCAGGGTAGCGACTGCGGAAGTGGTCAGCAAGATCGCTCAATACAAACGAGAGTGCCCCTCGATCTTCGCGTGGGAGATCAGGGATCGTCTGCTCAGCGAAGGAGTGTGTACTTCGGATAACATACCTAGTcGTCATATCAGTATCGGCGATCTCACGGGGACCGGGGGCTATATCGCAGCAACAAATTGTAACAAAGGAGTCAGGGAAAGAAGATTATCGGAGATGACGCGTGGCGGACACGTGGCGTGCATGTGGTCATATATACCAACATTCACCCCAACACCAACAGAAACAAACGAAATTGCACCCTAA
Protein Sequence
MLPAQQLTPISPWPPDANLLDRMDDLAHKGHSGVNQLGGVFVGGRPLPDSTRQKIVELAHSGARPCDISRILQVSNGCVSKILGRYYETGSIRPRAIGGSKPRVATAEVVSKIAQYKRECPSIFAWEIRDRLLSEGVCTSDNIPSRHISIGDLTGTGGYIAATNCNKGVRERRLSEMTRGGHVACMWSYIPTFTPTPTETNEIAP

Similar Transcription Factors

Sequence clustering based on sequence similarity using MMseqs2

100% Identity
iTF_00933722;
90% Identity
iTF_01495745;
80% Identity
iTF_01495745;