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myogenic factor MYF-5 (Myf-5, MYF5)
Function:
- role in muscle differentiation (myogenic factor)
- induces fibroblasts to differentiate into myoblasts
- probable sequence specific DNA-binding protein
- efficient DNA binding requires dimerization with another bHLH protein
Structure: contains 1 basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain
Compartment: nucleus
General
basic helix loop helix (bHLH) family transcription factor
Properties
SIZE: entity length = 255 aa
MW = 28 kD
COMPARTMENT: cell nucleus
MOTIF: DNA-binding motif
SITE: 83-95
helix-loop-helix
NAME: helix-loop-helix
SITE: 96-135
FOR-BINDING-VIA: helix-loop-helix
Database Correlations
OMIM 159990
UniProt P13349
PFAM correlations
Entrez Gene 4617
Kegg hsa:4617
References
- UniProt :accession P13349
- Entrez Gene :accession 4617