POU4

BRN-3

BRN-3

Protein family

BRN-3 is a group of related transcription factors in the POU family.[1] They are also known as class 4 POU domain homeobox proteins.

Quick Facts POU class 4 homeobox 1, Identifiers ...
Quick Facts POU class 4 homeobox 2, Identifiers ...
Quick Facts POU class 4 homeobox 3, Identifiers ...

There are three BRN-3 proteins encoded by the following genes:

Nomenclature

The BRN or Brn prefix is an abbreviation for "brain"; the longer name is "Brain-specific homeobox". The name of the group may also be abbreviated as POU4, Pou4, POU IV, or POU-IV.

References

  1. [1]
    Xiang M, Zhou L, Macke JP, Yoshioka T, Hendry SH, Eddy RL, Shows TB, Nathans J (1995). "The Brn-3 family of POU-domain factors: primary structure, binding specificity, and expression in subsets of retinal ganglion cells and somatosensory neurons". J. Neurosci. 15 (7 Pt 1): 4762–85. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.15-07-04762.1995. PMC 6577904. PMID 7623109.


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