Chemicals and Drugs

Paired Box Transcription Factors

A family of transcription factors that control EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT within a variety of cell lineages. They are characterized by a highly conserved paired DNA-binding domain that was first identified in DROSOPHILA segmentation genes.

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A family of transcription factors that control EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT within a variety of cell lineages. They are characterized by a highly conserved paired DNA-binding domain that was first identified in DROSOPHILA segmentation genes.

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  • Paired Box Transcription Factor
  • Pax Transcription Factor
  • Pax Transcription Factors
  • Factor, Pax Transcription
  • Transcription Factor, Pax
  • Transcription Factors, Pax

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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2006

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  1. D12.776w.260w.645
  2. D12.776w.930w.700

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Paired Box Transcription Factors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051761. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051761
  2. Paired Box Transcription Factors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77033697