Entrez Summary: Homeobox-containing genes are thought to have a role in controlling development. In Drosophila, the 'engrailed' (en) gene plays an important role during development in segmentation, where it is required for the formation of posterior compartments. Different mutations in the mouse homologs, En1 and En2, produced different developmental defects that frequently are lethal. The human engrailed homologs 1 and 2 encode homeodomain-containing proteins and have been implicated in the control of pattern formation during development of the central nervous system. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
UniProt Summary: N/A
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Engrail 1 C sig
Homeobox
GO Terms
RSC-type complex
embryonic brain development
midbrain development
fibrillar center
negative regulation of neuron apoptotic process
hindbrain development
negative regulation of neuron death
regulation of neuron apoptotic process
regulation of neuron death
sequence-specific DNA binding
embryonic organ development
brain development
head development
neuron development
nucleolus
negative regulation of apoptotic process
negative regulation of programmed cell death
embryo development
central nervous system development
negative regulation of cell death
neuron differentiation
positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
generation of neurons
regulation of apoptotic process
positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated