Entrez gene ID | | 4656 |
Official gene symbol | | MYOG |
Full name | | myogenin (myogenic factor 4) |
Aliases | | ,MYF4,MYOGENIN,bHLHc3, |
Gene summary | | Myogenin is a muscle-specific transcription factor that can induce myogenesis in a variety of cell types in tissue culture. It is a member of a large family of proteins related by sequence homology, the helix-loop-helix (HLH) proteins. It is essential for the development of functional skeletal muscle. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 1 Locus: 1q31-q41 |
Gene position | | 203055377 - 203052257 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 3121 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 159980 |
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