PHOX2A

PHOX2A
Identifiers
Aliases	PHOX2A, ARIX, CFEOM2, FEOM2, NCAM2, PMX2A, paired like homeobox 2a
External IDs	OMIM: 602753; MGI: 106633; HomoloGene: 31296; GeneCards: PHOX2A; OMA:PHOX2A - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 11 (human)
End	72,245,664 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 7 (mouse)
End	101,471,933 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	testicle; ; gonad; ; muscle layer of sigmoid colon; ; cecum; ; appendix; ; superior vestibular nucleus; ; gastric mucosa; ; right adrenal gland; ; transverse colon; ; muscle tissue;
	Top expressed in
	superior cervical ganglion; ; external carotid artery; ; enteric nervous system; ; female urethra; ; internal carotid artery; ; adrenal gland; ; epithelium of female urethra; ; parasympathetic nervous system; ; tail of embryo; ; embryo;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	DNA-binding transcription factor activity; DNA binding; sequence-specific DNA binding; RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific;
Cellular component	nucleus;
Biological process	somatic motor neuron differentiation; parasympathetic nervous system development; regulation of respiratory gaseous exchange; dopaminergic neuron differentiation; noradrenergic neuron differentiation; locus ceruleus development; trochlear nerve formation; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; sympathetic nervous system development; oculomotor nerve formation; transcription, DNA-templated; midbrain development; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; nervous system development; autonomic nervous system development; enteric nervous system development;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	401
	11859
	ENSG00000165462
	ENSMUSG00000007946
	O14813
	Q62066
	NM_005169
	NM_008887
	NP_005160
	NP_032913
	Wikidata
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Paired mesoderm homeobox protein 2A is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PHOX2A gene.