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arx

Gene
Arx
Protein
Homeobox protein ARX
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Length
566 amino acids
Function
Transcription factor required for normal brain development. May be important for maintenance of specific neuronal subtypes in the cerebral cortex and axonal guidance in the floor plate (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the paired homeobox family. Bicoid subfamily.
Mass
58.647 kDa
Sequence
MSNQYQEEGCSERPECKSKSPTLLSSYCIDSILGRRSPCKMRLLGAAQSLPAPLASRTDQEKAMQGSPKGSSAPFEAELHLPPKLRRLYGPGGGRLLQGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATATGTAGPRGEVPPPPPPAARPGERQDSAGAVAAAAAAAWDTLKISQAPQVSISRSKSYRENGAPFVPPPPALDELGGPGGVAHPEERLSAASGPGSAPAAGGGTGTEEDEEELLEDEEDEDEEEELLEDDEEELLEDDARALLKEPRRCSVATTGTVAAAAAAAAAAAAVATEGGELSPKEELLLHPEDAEGKDGEDSVCLSAGSDSEEGLLKRKQRRYRTTFTSYQLEELERAFQKTHYPDVFTREELAMRLDLTEARVQVWFQNRRAKWRKREKAGAQTHPPGLPFPGPLSATHPLSPYLDASPFPPHHPALDSAWTAAAAAAAAAFPSLPPPPGSASLPPSGAPLGLSTFLGAAVFRHPAFISPAFGRLFSTMAPLTSASTAAALLRQPTPAVEGAVASGALADPATAAADRRASSIAALRLKAKEHAAQLTQLNILPGTSTGKEVC

Gene
Arx
Protein
Homeobox protein ARX
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
564 amino acids
Function
Transcription factor required for normal brain development. May be important for maintenance of specific neuronal subtypes in the cerebral cortex and axonal guidance in the floor plate (By similarity).
Similarity
Belongs to the paired homeobox family. Bicoid subfamily.
Mass
58.49 kDa
Sequence
MSNQYQEEGCSERPECKSKSPTLLSSYCIDSILGRRSPCKMRLLGAAQSLPAPLASRADQEKAMQGSPKSSSAPFEAELHLPPKLRRLYGPGGGRLLQGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATATGTAGPRGEVPPPPPPAARPGERQDSAGAVAAAAAAAAWDTLKISQAPQVSISRSKSYRENGAPFVPPPPALDELSGPGGVAHPEERLSAASGPGSAPAAGGGTGAEDDEEELLEDEEDEEEEEELLEDDDEELLEDDARALLKEPRRCSVATTGTVAAAAAAAAAAVATEGGELSPKEELLLHPEDAEGKDGEDSVCLSAGSDSEEGLLKRKQRRYRTTFTSYQLEELERAFQKTHYPDVFTREELAMRLDLTEARVQVWFQNRRAKWRKREKAGAQTHPPGLPFPGPLSATHPLSPYLDASPFPPHHPALDSAWTAAAAAAAAAFPSLPPPPGSASLPPSGAPLGLSTFLGAAVFRHPAFISPAFGRLFSTMAPLTSASTAAALLRQPTPAVEGAVASGALADPATAAADRRASSIAALRLKAKEHAAQLTQLNILPGTSTGKEVC

Gene
ARX
Protein
Homeobox protein ARX
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
562 amino acids
Function
Transcription factor required for normal brain development. May be important for maintenance of specific neuronal subtypes in the cerebral cortex and axonal guidance in the floor plate.
Similarity
Belongs to the paired homeobox family. Bicoid subfamily.
Mass
58.16 kDa
Sequence
MSNQYQEEGCSERPECKSKSPTLLSSYCIDSILGRRSPCKMRLLGAAQSLPAPLTSRADPEKAVQGSPKSSSAPFEAELHLPPKLRRLYGPGGGRLLQGAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAATATAGPRGEAPPPPPPTARPGERPDGAGAAAAAAAAAAAAWDTLKISQAPQVSISRSKSYRENGAPFVPPPPALDELGGPGGVTHPEERLGVAGGPGSAPAAGGGTGTEDDEEELLEDEEDEDEEEELLEDDEEELLEDDARALLKEPRRCPVAATGAVAAAAAAAVATEGGELSPKEELLLHPEDAEGKDGEDSVCLSAGSDSEEGLLKRKQRRYRTTFTSYQLEELERAFQKTHYPDVFTREELAMRLDLTEARVQVWFQNRRAKWRKREKAGAQTHPPGLPFPGPLSATHPLSPYLDASPFPPHHPALDSAWTAAAAAAAAAFPSLPPPPGSASLPPSGAPLGLSTFLGAAVFRHPAFISPAFGRLFSTMAPLTSASTAAALLRQPTPAVEGAVASGALADPATAAADRRASSIAALRLKAKEHAAQLTQLNILPGTSTGKEVC

Gene
arx
Protein
Aristaless-related homeobox protein
Organism
Danio rerio
Length
453 amino acids
Function
Appears to be indispensable for the central nervous system development. May have a role in the neuronal differentiation of the ganglionic eminence and ventral thalamus. May also be involved in axonal guidance in the floor plate.
Similarity
Belongs to the paired homeobox family. Bicoid subfamily.
Mass
49.396 kDa
Sequence
MSSQYDDDSRDRSECKSKSPTVLSSYCIDSILGRRSPCKVRQLGAQSLPAPVRPDHEMTTEVTSKENSFDSDMHLPPKLRRLYGPGGKYLDSGRGFHEHLEKGERERLLDQACESLKISQAPQVSISRSKSYRENAPFSQSDEGQSPEHMAQELVELSTLKFEEDVVKEEACGDNSLSPKDEESLHNDGDVKDGEDSVCLSAGSDSEEGMLKRKQRRYRTTFTSYQLEELERAFQKTHYPDVFTREELAMRLDLTEARVQVWFQNRRAKWRKREKAGVQAHPTGLPFPGPLAAAHPLSHYLEGGPFPPHPHPALESAWTAAAAAAAAFPGLAPPPNSSALPPATPLGLGTFLGTAMFRHPAFIGPTFGRLFSSMGPLTSASTAAALLRQTAPPVESPVQPSAALPEPPSSSSSTAADRRASSIAALRLKAKEHSAQLTQLNILPSGTAGKEVC

Gene
arx
Protein
Gametocyte-specific factor 1 homolog
Organism
Drosophila melanogaster
Length
167 amino acids
Function
Acts via the piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway which mediates the repression of transposable elements during meiosis by forming complexes composed of piRNAs and piwi proteins and governs the methylation and subsequent repression of transposons. Required for repression of transposons and neighboring genes in ovarian somatic and germline cells.
Similarity
Belongs to the UPF0224 (FAM112) family.
Mass
20.076 kDa
Sequence
MVYCPYNKEHKMLRKKLQQHILKCRVIYKDTVELMVCPFNSSHLIPEPQFFQHTQSCEDRNIIVHYQTSAPAVLSEDTRHAKIESEENWDDDESVPDYDPQVYCSRANIVREPNGLFPAQRRAFIEQEKRRHFGEDYEEEKKPRKAKARADLRPTPYEHRRPYSRRQ