Biology:HEYL

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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-like protein is a protein that in humans is encoded by the HEYL gene.[1][2][3]

This gene encodes a member of the hairy and enhancer of split-related (HESR) family of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH)-type transcription factors. The sequence of the encoded protein contains a conserved bHLH and orange domain, but its YRPW motif has diverged from other HESR family members. It is thought to be an effector of Notch signaling and a regulator of cell fate decisions. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found, but their biological validity has not been determined.[3]

References

  1. "Hey genes: a novel subfamily of hairy- and Enhancer of split related genes specifically expressed during mouse embryogenesis". Mech Dev 85 (1–2): 173–7. Sep 1999. doi:10.1016/S0925-4773(99)00080-5. PMID 10415358. 
  2. "Characterization of the human and mouse HEY1, HEY2, and HEYL genes: cloning, mapping, and mutation screening of a new bHLH gene family". Genomics 66 (2): 195–203. Aug 2000. doi:10.1006/geno.2000.6200. PMID 10860664. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: HEYL hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif-like". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=26508. 

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