The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Paired-Like Homeobox 2b across different species:

paired-like homeobox 2b (PHOX2B), paired-like homeobox 2b (Phox2b), paired-like homeobox 2b (phox2b)

Other aliases include:

PMX2B, NBLST2, NBPhox, Dilp1, Pmx2b, phox2, xphox2b, PHOX2B, pmx2b, nbphox

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Paired-Like Homeobox 2b:

paired-like homeobox 2b – PHOX2B homeodomain protein – paired mesoderm homeobox 2b – neuroblastoma paired-type homeobox protein – paired mesoderm homeobox protein 2B – GENA 269 – dilated pupils 1 – neuroblastoma Phox – Phox2b protein

Paired-Like Homeobox 2b fulfills a number of functions:

sequence-specific DNA binding – transcription cofactor activity – transcription factor activity – DNA binding – sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity – transcription regulator activity – molecular_function

Paired-Like Homeobox 2b is relevant to the following processes:

cell development – cell differentiation in hindbrain – multicellular organismal development – negative regulation of neuron differentiation – nervous system development – neuron migration – positive regulation of neuron differentiation – regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – glial cell differentiation – negative regulation of cell proliferation – neuron differentiation – regulation of transcription – biological_process – enteric nervous system development

Locations for Paired-Like Homeobox 2b:

nucleus – cellular_component

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology