AN 2, AN antibody, AN2, Aniridia type II protein, D11S812E, MGC17209, MGDA, Oculorhombin, Paired box 6, Paired box gene 6 (aniridia keratitis), Paired Box Gene 6, Paired box homeotic gene 6, Paired box protein Pax-6, Paired box protein Pax6, PAX 6, PAX6,
Transcription factor with important functions in the development of the eye, nose, central nervous system and pancreas. Required for the differentiation of pancreatic islet alpha cells (By similarity). Competes with PAX4 in binding to a common element in