dorsal root ganglia homeobox protein (paired-related homeobox protein-like 1, DRGX, PRRXL1)

Function

• transcription factor required for the formation of correct projections from nociceptive sensory neurons to the dorsal horn of the spinal cord & normal perception of pain)

Structure

• belongs to the paired homeobox family
• contains 1 homeobox DNA-binding domain
• contains 1 OAR domain

Compartment

nucleus (putative)

More general terms

• homeobox protein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/606701
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/A6NNA5.html