Gene Symbol | Hes2 |
Entrez Gene ID | 15206 |
Full Name | hes family bHLH transcription factor 2 |
Synonyms | HES-2 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
Genome | |
Summary | The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the mammalian Hes gene family, the mammalian homologues of Drosophila hairy and Enhancer of split. Hes 2 is a basic helix-loop-helix transcriptional repressor and is an effector of the Notch signaling pathway. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2014]. |