InnateDB: Systems Biology of the Innate Immune Response

Homo sapiens Protein: BSX

Summary

InnateDB Protein

IDBP-74830.5

Last Modified

2014-10-13 [Report errors or provide feedback]

Gene Symbol

BSX

Protein Name

brain-specific homeobox

Synonyms

Species

Homo sapiens

Ensembl Protein

ENSP00000344285

InnateDB Gene

IDBG-74828 (BSX)

Protein Structure

UniProt Annotation

Function

DNA binding protein that function as transcriptional activator. Is essentiel for normal postnatal growth and nursing. Is an essential factor for neuronal neuropeptide Y and agouti- related peptide function and locomotory behavior in the control of energy balance (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.

Subcellular Localization

Nucleus {ECO:0000255PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00108}.

Disease Associations

Tissue Specificity

Comments

Interactions

Number of Interactions

This gene and/or its encoded proteins are associated with 0 experimentally validated interaction(s) in this database.
They are also associated with 2 interaction(s) predicted by orthology.

Predicted by orthology
Total	2 [view]

Gene Ontology

Molecular Function

Accession	GO Term
GO:0003677	DNA binding
GO:0003700	sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity
GO:0005515	protein binding
GO:0043565	sequence-specific DNA binding

Biological Process

GO:0006351	transcription, DNA-templated
GO:0007626	locomotory behavior
GO:0042755	eating behavior
GO:0045944	positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter
GO:0060056	mammary gland involution