Paired Box Protein Pax-5

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

**Definition:** Paired box protein Pax-5 (391 aa, ~42 kDa) is encoded by the human PAX5 gene. This protein plays a role in B-cell differentiation, neural development, spermatogenesis and gene transcription.

**Synonyms:** - B-Cell Lineage Specific Activator Protein - B-Cell Specific Transcription Factor - B-Cell-Specific Transcription Factor - BSAP - PAX5 - PAX5 - Paired Box 5