The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Ventral Anterior Homeobox 1 across different species:

ventral anterior homeobox 1 (VAX1), ventral anterior homeobox 1 (vax1), ventral anterior homeobox 1 (LOC100231129)

Other aliases include:

MGC126743, MGC126745

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Ventral Anterior Homeobox 1:

ventral anterior homeobox 1

Ventral Anterior Homeobox 1 fulfills a number of functions:

chromatin DNA binding – sequence-specific DNA binding – transcription factor activity – DNA binding – sequence-specific DNA binding transcription factor activity – transcription regulator activity

Ventral Anterior Homeobox 1 is relevant to the following processes:

axon guidance – brain development – camera-type eye development – cell differentiation – multicellular organismal development – negative regulation of neuroblast proliferation – negative regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter – neuron migration – palate development – regulation of cellular transcription, DNA-dependent – regulation of transcription – regulation of transcription, DNA-dependent – transcription

Locations for Ventral Anterior Homeobox 1:

nucleus

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology