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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Transcription Factors > Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors > Twist Transcription Factors
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > DNA-Binding Proteins > Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors > Twist Transcription Factors

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Twist Transcription Factors  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Twist Family Transcription Factors
  • Twist Transcription Factor Family

Scope note

  • A highly-conserved family of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors. They function as dimers with other bHLH proteins and bind E-BOX ELEMENTS to control gene expression during EMBRYOGENESIS and the EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION.

History note

  • 2017

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000071416

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