forkhead box protein D1; forkhead-related transcription factor 4; FREAC-4; drosophila forkhead homolog-like 8 (FOXD1)

Function

• transcription factor, required for
  • formation of positional identity in developing retina
  • regionalization of optic chiasm
  • morphogenesis of the kidne
• can neuralize ectodermal cells directly

Structure

contains 1 fork-head DNA-binding domain

Compartment

nucleus

More general terms

• forkhead family transcription factor

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/601091
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q16676.html
• Entrez gene: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=gene&cmd=Retrieve&dopt=Graphics&list_uids=2297