Ventral anterior homeobox 2 (VAX2)

Homo sapiens — UniProt Q9UIW0

Gene: VAX2Homo sapiensSwissProt reviewed

About Ventral anterior homeobox 2

Ventral anterior homeobox 2 (VAX2) is a protein from Homo sapiens identified by UniProt accession Q9UIW0, 290 residues long. MolForge cross-references it against 0 known binders and 51 disease associations.

Target properties

Protein nameVentral anterior homeobox 2
UniProt accessionQ9UIW0
GeneVAX2
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length290 residues
Molecular weight—
EC numbers—
Target classUNCLASSIFIED
Subcellular location—
Keywords—

Druggability

Target tractability assessment (Open Targets + pocket analysis). No approved drug

Druggability tierMEDIUM
Druggability score—
Pocket score—
Max clinical phase—

Disease associations (51)

Diseases linked to this target (Open Targets).

  • atopic eczema · score 0.23
  • gut microbiome measurement · score 0.22
  • serum metabolite measurement · score 0.19
  • urate measurement · score 0.11
  • creatinine measurement · score 0.10
  • papillary thyroid carcinoma · score 0.08
  • gonorrhea · score 0.07
  • coloboma of macula · score 0.06
  • microphthalmia, isolated, with coloboma 7 · score 0.05
  • cystatin C measurement · score 0.05

3D Structure (1)

Experimental (PDB) and predicted (AlphaFold) structures for this protein.

StructureSourceMethodMean pLDDTResolution (Å)
AF-Q9UIW0-F1alphafoldPREDICTED68.93—

Amino-acid sequence (290 residues)

MGDGGAERDR GPARRAESGG GGGRCGDRSG AGDLRADGGG HSPTEVAGTS ASSPAGSRES GADSDGQPGP GEADHCRRIL VRDAKGTIRE IVLPKGLDLD RPKRTRTSFT AEQLYRLEME FQRCQYVVGR ERTELARQLN LSETQVKVWF QNRRTKQKKD QSRDLEKRAS SSASEAFATS NILRLLEQGR LLSVPRAPSL LALTPSLPGL PASHRGTSLG DPRNSSPRLN PLSSASASPP LPPPLPAVCF SSAPLLDLPA GYELGSSAFE PYSWLERKVG SASSCKKANT

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Quick facts

UniProtQ9UIW0
GeneVAX2
OrganismHomo sapiens
Length290
Binders0
Diseases51
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