Transcription factor 15
Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens
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Transcription factor 15 (TCF-15) also known as Paraxis, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TCF15 gene.[5]
AliasesTCF15, EC2, PARAXIS, bHLHa40, transcription factor 15 (basic helix-loop-helix), transcription factor 15
External IDsOMIM: 601010; MGI: 104664; HomoloGene: 37943; GeneCards: TCF15; OMA:TCF15 - orthologs
Function
Transcription factor 15 is found in the nucleus and is involved in the early transcriptional regulation of patterning of the mesoderm, and has a key role in somitogenesis.[6] The encoded basic helix-loop-helix protein requires dimerization with another basic helix-loop-helix protein for efficient DNA binding. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].