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Gene

pax2a

ID
ZDB-GENE-990415-8
Name
paired box 2a
Symbol
pax2a Nomenclature History
Previous Names
  • Pax-2
  • pax-b
  • pax2.1
  • Pax2.1
  • pax2a1
  • paxb
  • cb378 (1)
  • no isthmus
  • noi
  • pax[zf-b]
Type
protein_coding_gene
Location
Chr: 13 Mapping Details/Browsers
Genome Assembly
GRCz12tu
Annotation Status
Current
Description
Enables DNA binding activity. Involved in nervous system development. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including immature eye; mesoderm; nervous system; neural keel; and pronephros. Used to study coloboma. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis 7; renal Wilms' tumor; and renal coloboma syndrome. Orthologous to human PAX2 (paired box 2).
Genome Resources
Note
None
Comparative Information
Expression
All Expression Data
822 figures from 574 publications
Cross-Species Comparison
High Throughput Data
Thisse Expression Data
Wild Type Expression Summary
Phenotype
All Phenotype Data
70 figures from 38 publications
Cross-Species Comparison
Alliance
Phenotype Summary
Mutations
Mutants
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Human Disease
Associated With pax2a Human Ortholog
Disease Ontology Term Multi-Species Data OMIM Term OMIM Phenotype ID
focal segmental glomerulosclerosis 7 Alliance Glomerulosclerosis, focal segmental, 7 616002
renal coloboma syndrome Alliance Papillorenal syndrome 120330
Associated With pax2a Via Experimental Models
Human Disease Fish Conditions Citations
coloboma pax2atu29a/tu29a standard conditions (2)
Gene Ontology
Protein Domains
Domain, Family, and Site Summary
Type InterPro ID Name
Domain IPR001523 Paired domain
Domain IPR022130 Paired-box protein 2 C-terminal
Domain IPR043182 Paired DNA-binding domain
Family IPR043565 PAX family
Homologous_superfamily IPR009057 Homedomain-like superfamily
Homologous_superfamily IPR036388 Winged helix-like DNA-binding domain superfamily
Domain Details Per Protein
Transcripts
Genome Browsers
Type Name Annotation Method Has Havana Data Length (nt) Analysis
mRNA pax2a-201 (1) Ensembl 4,201 nt
mRNA pax2a-202 (1) Ensembl 3,050 nt
mRNA pax2a-203 (1) Ensembl 1,148 nt
mRNA pax2a-205 (1) Ensembl 1,126 nt
mRNA pax2a-206 (1) Ensembl 1,221 nt
mRNA pax2a-207 (1) Ensembl 879 nt
mRNA pax2a-208 (1) Ensembl 1,202 nt
mRNA pax2a-209 (1) Ensembl 1,190 nt
mRNA pax2a-210 (1) Ensembl 1,171 nt
mRNA pax2a-211 (1) Ensembl 1,145 nt
mRNA pax2a-212 (1) Ensembl 4,267 nt
mRNA pax2a-213 (1) Ensembl 4,246 nt
ncRNA pax2a-006 (1) Ensembl 323 nt
Interactions and Pathways
No data available
Antibodies
Name Type Antigen Genes Isotype Host Organism Assay Source Citations
Ab4-pax2a polyclonal IgG Rabbit
  • IHC
Abcam plc
5
Ab1-pax2 polyclonal Rabbit
  • IHC
Covance
BioLegend
30
Ab1-pax2a polyclonal Rabbit
  • IHC
  • WB
5
Plasmids
Constructs
Marker Relationships
Sequences
Genome Browsers
Orthology
Comparative Orthology
Alliance
Gene Tree
Ensembl
Citations