Enables C2H2 zinc finger domain binding activity; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific; and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in several processes, including kidney development; negative regulation of apoptotic p
rocess involved in development; and nervous system development. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including kidney development; mesenchymal to epithelial transition; and ureter morphogenesis. Located in nucleus. Part of protein-DNA complex. Is expressed in several structures, including central nervous system; embryo ectoderm; embryo mesenchyme; genitourinary system; and sensory organ. Used to study renal coloboma syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in focal segmental glomerulosclerosis 7; renal Wilms' tumor; and renal coloboma syndrome. Orthologous to human PAX2 (paired box 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]
PAX interacting (with transcription-activation domain) protein 1
This gene encodes a nuclear-localized protein that contains six BRCT1 (C-terminal of breast cancer susceptibility protein) domains. The encoded protein is involved in the repair of DNA double-strand breaks and is necessary for progression through cell division. The protein also functions in the regu
lation of transcription by recruiting histone methyltransferases to gene promoters bound by the sequence-specific transcription factor paired box protein 2 (Pax2). [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2013]