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PAX8

Gene
pax8
Protein
Paired box protein Pax-8
Organism
Xenopus laevis
Length
465 amino acids
Function
Probable transcription factor. Involved in kidney development, acting synergistically with lhx1/lim-1 to establish the pronephric primordium in late gastrulae/early neurulae.
Mass
49.573 kDa
Sequence
MPNSSIRSELTTERGFSGPASNFNIGHGGLNQLGGAFVNGRPLPEVVRQRIVDLAHQGVRPCDISRQLRVSHGCVSKILGRYYETGSIRPGVIGGSKPKVATPKVVEKIGDYKRQNPTMFAWEIRDRLLTDGVCDNDTVPSVSSINRIIRTKVQQLFNLPMESCVKSLSPGQTLIPSSTVTPPESPHSDSLGSTYSISGLLGITQPSADGKRKLDDSDQESCRLSIDSQGSVGISRKQLRTEAYGHHPLDALECHFQRQHFPESYSSSTHSKTEQALYTLPLLNISLDDGKSSLTSTNTTIGRNLSTHQGYSALSEFTAFSIKQEASDSSSASSTPSSLCSPTFLDLQPINSGCSAPSFSAFSHPSVYGQFTSHVASGRDVVGATLPGYPPHIPSGQGNYASSAIAGMVAAGGDYSANAYSHGAYAAYGDSWRFPSSSLLGSPYYYSSGTRTAPPPTTAGAYDLM

Gene
PAX8
Protein
Paired box protein Pax-8
Organism
Canis lupus familiaris
Length
459 amino acids
Function
Thought to encode a transcription factor. It may have a role in kidney cell differentiation. May play a regulatory role in mammalian development.
Mass
48.839 kDa
Sequence
MPHNSIRSGHGGLNQLGGAFVNGRPLPEVVRQRIVDLAHQGVRPCDISRQLRVSHGCVSKILGRYYETGSIRPGVIGGSKPKVATPKVVEKIGDYKRQNPTMFAWEIRDRLLAEGVCDNDTVPSVSSINRIIRTKVQQPFNLPMDSCVATKSLSPGHTLIPSSAVTPPESPQSDSLGSTYSINGLLGIAQPGSDSKRKMDDSDQDSCRLSIDSQSSSSGPRKHLRTDAFSQHHLEPLECPFERQHYPEAYASPSHTKGEQGLYPLPLLNSAALDDGKATLTPSNTPLGRNLSTHQTYPVVADPHSPFAIKQETPEVSSSSSTPSSLSSSAFLDLQQVGGAGVPAGASVPPFNAFPHAASVYGQFTGQALLSGREMVGPTLPGYPPHIPTSGQGSYASSAIAGMVAGSEYSGNAYGHTPYSSYGEAWRFPNSSLLSSPYYYSSTSRPSAPPTTATAFDHL

Gene
pax8
Protein
Paired box protein Pax-8
Organism
Xenopus tropicalis
Length
458 amino acids
Function
Probable transcription factor. Involved in kidney development, acting synergistically with lhx1/lim-1 to establish the pronephric primordium in late gastrulae/early neurulae (By similarity).
Mass
48.647 kDa
Fragment
single
Sequence
ELITERGCSGPASNLNIGHGGLNQLGGAFVNGRPLPEVVRQRIVDLAHQGVRPCDISRQLRVSHGCVSKILGRYYETGSIRPGVIGGSKPKVATPKVVEKIGDYKRQNPTMFAWEIRDRLLAEGVCDNDTVPSVSSINRIIRTKVQQLFNLPMESCVKSLSPGQTLIPSSAVTPPESPHSDSLGSTYSISGLLGITQPGADGKRKLDDSDQESCRLSIDSQGSMGISRKQLRTEAYGHHPLDALECHFQRQHFPESYSSSTHSKTEQALYTLPLLNNAMDDGKSSLTSTNTTIGRNLSTHQGYSALSELSAFTIKQEASDSSSASSTPSSLCSPTFLDLQPISSGCSAPSFSAFSHPASVYGQFTSHMASGRDVVGSTLPGYPPHIPSGQGNYASSAIAGMVAAGGDYSGNAYSHGAYAAYGESWRFPSSSLLGSPYYYSSATRTAPPPTTAGAYDLL

Gene
Pax8
Protein
Paired box protein Pax-8
Organism
Mus musculus
Length
457 amino acids
Function
Thought to encode a transcription factor. It may have a role in kidney cell differentiation. May play a regulatory role in mammalian development.
Mass
48.793 kDa
Sequence
MPHNSIRSGHGGLNQLGGAFVNGRPLPEVVRQRIVDLAHQGVRPCDISRQLRVSHGCVSKILGRYYETGSIRPGVIGGSKPKVATPKVVEKIGDYKRQNPTMFAWEIRDRLLAEGVCDNDTVPSVSSINRIIRTKVQQPFNLPMDSCVATKSLSPGHTLIPSSAVTPPESPQSDSLGSTYSINGLLGIAQPGNDNKRKMDDSDQDSCRLSIDSQSSSSGPRKHLRTDTFSQHHLEALECPFERQHYPEAYASPSHTKGEQGLYPLPLLNSALDDGKATLTSSNTPLGRNLSTHQTYPVVADPHSPFAIKQETPELSSSSSTPSSLSSSAFLDLQQVGSGGPAGASVPPFNAFPHAASVYGQFTGQALLSGREMVGPTLPGYPPHIPTSGQGSYASSAIAGMVAGSEYSGNAYSHTPYSSYSEAWRFPNSSLLSSPYYYSSTSRPSAPPTSATAFDHL

Gene
PAX8
Protein
Paired box protein Pax-8
Organism
Pongo abelii
Length
457 amino acids
Function
Thought to encode a transcription factor. It may have a role in kidney cell differentiation. May play a regulatory role in mammalian development (By similarity).
Mass
48.775 kDa
Sequence
MPHNSIRSGHGGLNQLGGAFVNGRPLPEVVRQRIVDLAHQGVRPCDISRQLRVSHGCVSKILGSRYYETGSIRPGVIGGSKPKVATPKVVEKIGDYKRQNPTMFAWEIRDRLLAEGVCDNDTVPSVSSTNRIIRTKVQQPFNLPMDSCVATKSLSPGHTLIPSSAVTPPESPQSDSLGSTYSINGLLGIAQPGSDKRKMDDSDQDSCRLSIDSQSSSSGPRKHLRTDAFSQHHLEPLECPFERQHYPEAYASPSHTKGEQGLYPLPLLNSTLDDGKATLTPSNTPLGRNLSTHQTYPVVADPHSPFAIKQETPEVSSSSSTPSSLSSSAFLDLQQVGSGVPAGASVPPFNAFPHAASVYGQFTGQALLSGREMVGPTLPGYPPHIPTSGQGSYASSAIAGMVAGSEYSGNAYGHTPYSSYSEAWRFPNSSLLSSPYYYSSTSRPSAPPTTATAFDHL

Gene
Pax8
Protein
Paired box protein Pax-8
Organism
Rattus norvegicus
Length
457 amino acids
Function
Thought to encode a transcription factor. It may have a role in kidney cell differentiation. May play a regulatory role in mammalian development (By similarity).
Mass
48.806 kDa
Sequence
MPHNSIRSGHGGLNQLGGAFVNGRPLPEVVRQRIVDLAHQGVRPCDISRQLRVSHGCVSKILGRYYETGSIRPGVIGGSKPKVATPKVVEKIGDYKRQNPTMFAWEIRDRLLAEGVCDNDTVPSVSSINRIIRTKVQQPFNLPMDSCVATKSLSPGHTLIPSSAVTPPESPQSDSLGSTYSINGLLGIAQPGSDNKRKMDDSDQDSCRLSIDSQSSSSGPRKHLRTDTFGQHHLEPLECPFERQHYPEAYASPSHTKGEQGLYPLPLLNSTLDDGKATLTPSNTPLGRNLSTHQTYPVVADPHSPYAIKQETPELSSSSSTPSSLSSSAFLDLQQVGSGGPAGASVPPFNAFSHAASVYGQFTGQALLSGREMVGPTLPGYPPHIPTSGQGSYASSAIAGMVAGSEYSGNAYSHTPYASYSEAWRFPNSSLLSSPYYYSSTTRPSAPPTSATAFDHL

Gene
PAX8
Protein
Paired box protein Pax-8
Organism
Homo sapiens
Length
450 amino acids
Function
Transcription factor for the thyroid-specific expression of the genes exclusively expressed in the thyroid cell type, maintaining the functional differentiation of such cells.
Mass
48.218 kDa
Sequence
MPHNSIRSGHGGLNQLGGAFVNGRPLPEVVRQRIVDLAHQGVRPCDISRQLRVSHGCVSKILGRYYETGSIRPGVIGGSKPKVATPKVVEKIGDYKRQNPTMFAWEIRDRLLAEGVCDNDTVPSVSSINRIIRTKVQQPFNLPMDSCVATKSLSPGHTLIPSSAVTPPESPQSDSLGSTYSINGLLGIAQPGSDKRKMDDSDQDSCRLSIDSQSSSSGPRKHLRTDAFSQHHLEPLECPFERQHYPEAYASPSHTKGEQGLYPLPLLNSTLDDGKATLTPSNTPLGRNLSTHQTYPVVADPHSPFAIKQETPEVSSSSSTPSSLSSSAFLDLQQVGSGVPPFNAFPHAASVYGQFTGQALLSGREMVGPTLPGYPPHIPTSGQGSYASSAIAGMVAGSEYSGNAYGHTPYSSYSEAWRFPNSSLLSSPYYYSSTSRPSAPPTTATAFDHL