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Facts about Myogenic factor 5.
Induces fibroblasts to differentiate into myoblasts. Probable sequence specific DNA-binding protein.
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | MYF5 |
| Uniprot: | P13349 |
| Entrez: | 4617 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| No superfamily |

bHLHc2; bHLHc2Class C basic helix-loop-helix protein 2; MYF5; MYF-5; myogenic factor 5
Mass (kDA):
28.296 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12q21.31 |
| Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (80716912..80719671) |
Nucleus.




PMID: 2721498 by Braun T., et al. A novel human muscle factor related to but distinct from MyoD1 induces myogenic conversion in 10T1/2 fibroblasts.
PMID: 29887215 by Di Gioia S.A., et al. Recessive MYF5 mutations cause external ophthalmoplegia, rib, and vertebral anomalies.