ceh-17 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific. Involved in axon guidance; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; and regulation of axon extension. Located in nucleus. Expressed in DA8; head muscle; head neurons; and somatic nervous system. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles 2; and neuroblastoma. Is an ortholog of human PHOX2A (paired like homeobox 2A).