Paired Box Protein Pax-2

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

**Definition:** Paired box protein PAX-2 (417 aa, ~45 kD) is encoded by the human PAX2 gene. This soluble, nuclear protein plays a role in transcription by RNA polymerase II and cellular proliferation.

**Synonyms:** - PAX-2 - PAX2