HOXA5
Developmental stage
Expressed during embryogenesis and in adult kidney.
Function
Sequence-specific transcription factor which is part of a developmental regulatory system that provides cells with specific positional identities on the anterior-posterior axis. Also binds to its own promoter. Binds specifically to the motif 5'-CYYNATTA[TG]Y-3'.
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the Antp homeobox family.
Cellular localization
- Nucleus
Alternative names
HOX1C, HOXA5, Homeobox protein Hox-A5, Homeobox protein Hox-1C