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LIM/homeobox protein Lhx8 (LIM homeobox protein 8, LHX8)
Function:
- transcription factor involved in differentiation of certain neurons & mesenchymal cells (putative)
Structure:
- contains 1 homeobox DNA-binding domain
- contains 2 LIM zinc-binding domains
Compartment: nucleus (probable)
General
transcription factor (TF)
Properties
SIZE: entity length = 356 aa
MW = 39 kD
COMPARTMENT: cell nucleus
MOTIF: LIM domain {73-133}
MOTIF: cysteine residue (6)
histidine residue
Zn+2-binding site
LIM domain {134-196}
MOTIF: cysteine residue (6)
histidine residue
Zn+2-binding site
homeodomain
SITE: 225-284
Database Correlations
OMIM 604425
UniProt Q68G74
PFAM correlations
References
UniProt :accession Q68G74