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Gene information for TWIST2 (Homo sapiens)
(Information is obtained from NCBI Gene database)
Entrez gene ID117581
Official gene symbolTWIST2
Full nametwist homolog 2 (Drosophila)
Aliases,DERMO1,MGC117334,bHLHa39,
Gene summaryBasic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors have been implicated in cell lineage determination and differentiation. The protein encoded by this gene is a bHLH transcription factor and shares similarity with another bHLH transcription factor, Twist. It is thought that during osteoblast development this protein may inhibit osteoblast maturation and maintain cells in a preosteoblast phenotype. [provided by RefSeq]
LocationChromosome: 2   Locus: 2q37.3
Gene position239756673 - 239795893  Map Viewer
Gene orientationplus
Gene size39221 bp
Gene sequence
OMIM ID607556