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foxi1-a

Gene
foxi1-a
Protein
Forkhead box protein I1-A
Organism
Xenopus laevis
Length
370 amino acids
Function
Transcription factor. Essential for ventral specification of the early cephalic (head) ectoderm during gastrulation, playing a role in the non-neural versus neural cell fate choice. Binds to DNA via the target sequence 5'-[AG]TAAA[CT]A-3', with 5'-ATAAACA-3' being the preferred binding site.
Mass
41.388 kDa
Sequence
MNPVQQPAQHKCPASSLNPPHPKRAQEAPDMGLYCDNFMYQQHNLHPSHRATNFSIGDFTHQANPYLWLGGPGVNNSPSYSPTPAPYIPPAFSAPQRQFLANSAAFGGADLGWMSAASQEELLKRVRPPYSYSALIAMSIQNATDKRLTLSQIYQYVAENFPFYKKSKAGWQNSIRHNLSLNDCFKKMPRDENDPGKGNYWTLDSNCEKMFDNGNFRRKRKPKSETNNIKIAKREEDHVSPKGKESPPMITPSSPKELSPTGHSKCPSPPTVTYTPCLTNFIGSMTAVDSATMNRQGPLGLLNELSQRNLNGLSSFISGSAVDQSPEHQDSSLFYNRSPYYSSLPTSNQKQPPYLQQLHPQQSPLYQGRY