Biology:Neurogenin-2

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


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
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Neurogenin-2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the NEUROG2 gene.[1]

Neurogenin-2 is a member of the neurogenin subfamily of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor genes that play an important role in neurogenesis.[2]

It has been found to reprogram astrocytes to glutamergic neurons when expressed.[3]

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: neurogenin 2". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=63973. 
  2. "Neurogenin 2 controls cortical neuron migration through regulation of Rnd2". Nature 455 (7209): 114–8. September 2008. doi:10.1038/nature07198. PMID 18690213. Bibcode2008Natur.455..114H. 
  3. Liu, Fei; Zhang, Yijie; Chen, Fuliang; Yuan, Jiacheng; Li, Sanlan; Han, Sue; Lu, Dengyu; Geng, Junlan et al. (2021-03-01). "Neurog2 directly converts astrocytes into functional neurons in midbrain and spinal cord" (in en). Cell Death & Disease 12 (3): 225. doi:10.1038/s41419-021-03498-x. ISSN 2041-4889. PMID 33649354. 

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