npax-4 is a divergent Paired domain-only protein; it encodes only the first part of the Paired domain (the PAI subdomain) and an EH1 (octapeptide) motif; the Paired domain is a DNA-binding domain; the PAI subdomain is likely also DNA-binding; npax genes mostly diverged from complete Paired domain-only and/or Paired homeobox genes; no obvious orthologs are present in arthropods or vertebrates; npax-4 is involved in embryo development and lipid storage; npax-4 is expressed in the pseudocoelom and the body wall musculature.
Predicted to enable DNA binding activity. Predicted to be involved in regulation of DNA-templated transcription. Expressed in body wall musculature and pseudocoelom.
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.