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Rabbit Anti-TCF12/FITC Conjugated antibody
background:
Differentiation of myogenic cells is regulated by multiple positively and negatively acting factors. One well characterized family of helix-loop-helix (HLH) proteins known to play an important role in the regulation of muscle cell development includes Myo D, myogenin, Myf-5 and Myf-6 (also designated MRF-4 or herculin). Myo D transcription factors form heterodimers with products of a more widely expressed family of bHLH genes, the E family, which consists of at least three distinct genes: E2A, IF2 and HEB. Myo D-E heterodimers bind avidly to consensus (CANNTG) E box target sites that are functionally important elements in the upstream regulatory sequences of many muscle-specific terminal differentiation genes. Both homo- and hetero-oligomers of these proteins are able to distinguish very closely related E box proteins and are believed to play important roles in lineage specific gene expression.
Function:
Binds specifically to oligomers of E-box motifs. May play important roles during development of the nervous system as well as in other organ systems.
Subunit:
Contains 1 basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain.
Subcellular Location:
Nucleus.
Tissue Specificity:
Expressed in several tissues and cell types including skeletal muscle, thymus, and a B-cell line.
Similarity:
Contains 1 bHLH (basic helix-loop-helix) domain.
Database links:
Entrez Gene: 6938 Human
Omim: 60096 Human
SwissProt: Q99081 Human
Unigene: 511504 Human
Important Note:
This product as supplied is intended for research use only, not for use in human, therapeutic or diagnostic applications.
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