Biology:HEY1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HEY1 gene.[1][2][3]

Function

This gene encodes a nuclear protein belonging to the hairy and enhancer of split-related (HESR) family of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH)-type transcriptional repressors. Expression of this gene is induced by the Notch and c-Jun signal transduction pathways. Two similar and redundant genes in mouse are required for embryonic cardiovascular development, and are also implicated in neurogenesis and somitogenesis. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[3]

Role in disease

HEY1::NCOA2 fusion which may arise via a small deletion del(8)(q13.3q21.1) is highly specific for the diagnosis of mesenchymal chondrosarcoma.[4]

References

  1. "Hey genes: a novel subfamily of hairy- and Enhancer of split related genes specifically expressed during mouse embryogenesis". Mechanisms of Development 85 (1–2): 173–7. Jul 1999. doi:10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00080-5. PMID 10415358. 
  2. "Identification and expression of a novel family of bHLH cDNAs related to Drosophila hairy and enhancer of split". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 260 (2): 459–65. Jul 1999. doi:10.1006/bbrc.1999.0880. PMID 10403790. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: HEY1 hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif 1". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=23462. 
  4. Soft tissue and bone tumours (5th ed.). Lyon (France): International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). 2020. ISBN 978-92-832-4502-5. 

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