vax2 ventral anterior homeobox 2 [Danio rerio (zebrafish)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: vax2provided by ZNC
Official Full Name: ventral anterior homeobox 2provided by ZNC
Primary source: ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-030904-8
See related: Ensembl:ENSDARG00000058702 AllianceGenome:ZFIN:ZDB-GENE-030904-8
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: PROVISIONAL
Organism: Danio rerio
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Ostariophysi; Cypriniformes; Danionidae; Danioninae; Danio
Summary: Enables sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including camera-type eye morphogenesis; negative regulation of intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway by p53 class mediator; and regulation of retinal ganglion cell axon guidance. Predicted to be active in nucleus. Is expressed in diencephalon; forebrain neural rod; head; and immature eye. Orthologous to human VAX2 (ventral anterior homeobox 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Orthologs: human mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: chromosome: 7

Exon count:: 3

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCz11 (GCF_000002035.6)	7	NC_007118.7 (8844368..8881422, complement)
105	previous assembly	GRCz10 (GCF_000002035.5)	7	NC_007118.6 (8598410..8635464, complement)

Chromosome 7 - NC_007118.7 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Expression

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Project title: Sequencing the Zebrafish transcriptome from a range of tissues and developmental stages
Description: Sequencing the Zebrafish transcriptome from a range of tissues and developmental stages
BioProject: PRJEB1986
Analysis date: Fri Dec 8 19:48:10 2017

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

vax1 and vax2 are expressed in overlapping domains encompassing the ventral retina, optic stalks and preoptic area; Hh signals act downstream of the Nodal pathway to promote Vax gene expression.
Title: Hedgehog signalling maintains the optic stalk-retinal interface through the regulation of Vax gene activity.

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General gene information

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Gene Ontology Provided by ZFIN

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

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within Wnt signaling pathway	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
involved_in brain development	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in central nervous system development	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within closure of optic fissure	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in forebrain development	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within negative regulation of intrinsic apoptotic signaling pathway by p53 class mediator	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in neuron differentiation	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within optic nerve development	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of DNA-templated transcription	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within regulation of retinal ganglion cell axon guidance	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
involved_in regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
acts_upstream_of_or_within retina development in camera-type eye	IMP Inferred from Mutant Phenotype more info	PubMed
acts_upstream_of_or_within retina morphogenesis in camera-type eye	IGI Inferred from Genetic Interaction more info	PubMed

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
is_active_in nucleus	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in nucleus	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: ventral anterior homeobox 2

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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