egl-38 Paired box protein 5 homolog [Caenorhabditis elegans] - Gene

Summary

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Official Symbol: egl-38
Official Full Name: Paired box protein 5 homolog
Primary source: WormBase:WBGene00001204
Locus tag: CELE_C04G2.7
See related: AllianceGenome:WB:WBGene00001204
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: REVIEWED
Organism: Caenorhabditis elegans (strain: Bristol N2)
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Ecdysozoa; Nematoda; Chromadorea; Rhabditida; Rhabditina; Rhabditomorpha; Rhabditoidea; Rhabditidae; Peloderinae; Caenorhabditis
Summary: Enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in several processes, including nematode male tail tip morphogenesis; uterus development; and vulval development. Located in chromatin and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including body wall musculature; head neurons; uv1; ventral nerve cord; and vulva. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in acute lymphoblastic leukemia; congenital hypothyroidism (multiple); focal segmental glomerulosclerosis 7; renal Wilms' tumor; and renal coloboma syndrome. Orthologous to human PAX2 (paired box 2); PAX5 (paired box 5); and PAX8 (paired box 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Nov 2024]
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Genomic context

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Location:: chromosome: IV

Exon count:: 7

Sequence:: Chromosome: IV; NC_003282.8 (10106599..10110517, complement)

Chromosome IV - NC_003282.8 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:: NC_003282.8

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

EGL-38, a Pax2/5/8 ortholog, coordinates differentiation of the C. elegans egg-laying system through separate autonomous and non-autonomous functions synchronized by the EGF pathway.
Title: EGL-38/Pax coordinates development in the Caenhorhabditis elegans egg-laying system through EGF pathway dependent and independent functions.
Data show that two Pax2/5/8-related genes (egl-38 and pax-2) influence both somatic and germline cell death in C. elegans.
Title: Pax2/5/8 proteins promote cell survival in C. elegans.
animals bearing the different mutant alleles exhibit tissue-preferential defects in egl-38 function
Title: Alteration of the DNA binding domain disrupts distinct functions of the C. elegans Pax protein EGL-38.
propose that EGL-38 plays multiple roles in the development of the egg-laying system, acting to both promote cell fate and to coordinate the development between different cell types
Title: The Pax2/5/8 gene egl-38 coordinates organogenesis of the C. elegans egg-laying system.

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

C04G2.8 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:315402

C04G2.7 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:320205

Homology

Orthologs from OrthoDB

Gene Ontology Provided by WormBase

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables DNA binding	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info	PubMed
enables DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
enables RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
enables sequence-specific DNA binding	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in apoptotic process	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in cell fate specification	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in embryo development ending in birth or egg hatching	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in nematode larval development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in nematode male tail tip morphogenesis	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in nervous system development	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in sensory organ development	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in uterus development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in vulval development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in chromatin	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in chromosome	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in intracellular organelle	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
located_in nucleus	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in nucleus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: Paired box protein 5 homolog

NP_501836.1

Confirmed by transcript evidence

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

NC_003282.8 Reference assembly

Range

10106599..10110517 complement

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mRNA and Protein(s)

NM_069435.6 → NP_501836.1 Paired box protein 5 homolog [Caenorhabditis elegans]

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Status: REVIEWED

UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot

G5ED14

Conserved Domains (1) summary

smart00351
Location:29 → 153

PAX; Paired Box domain