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ReviewThe International journal of developmental biology2009

A twist of insight - the role of Twist-family bHLH factors in development.

Ralston M Barnes, Anthony B Firulli

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Review in The International journal of developmental biology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 89 papers.

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89 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Ralston M BarnesRiley Heart Research Center, Department of Anatomy, Indiana Medical School, Indianapolis, USA.
Anthony B Firulli

Funding

REGULATION OF CARDIOMYOCYTE SURVIVALP01HL085098 · NHLBI · INDIANA UNIV-PURDUE UNIV AT INDIANAPOLIS · PI FIELD, LOREN J · 2007 to 2011
$10.9M
TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS INVOLVED IN HEART DEVELOPMENTR01HL061677 · NHLBI · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR SAN ANT · PI FIRULLI, ANTHONY B. · 1999 to 2010
$3.5M
NHLBI NIH HHS P01 HL085098NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL061677
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Members of the Twist-family of bHLH proteins play a pivotal role in a number of essential developmental programs. Twist-family bHLH proteins function by dimerizing with other bHLH members and binding to cis- regulatory elements, called E-boxes. While Twist-family members may simply exhibit a preference in terms of high-affinity binding partners, a complex, multilevel cascade of regulation creates a dynamic role for these bHLH proteins. We summarize in this review information on each Twist-family member concerning expression pattern, function, regulation, downstream targets, and interactions with other bHLH proteins. Additionally, we focus on the phospho-regulatory mechanisms that tightly control posttranslational modification of Twist-family member bHLH proteins.

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Amino Acid SequenceAnimalsDimerizationDrosophilaEmbryonic DevelopmentFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalMaleModels, BiologicalMolecular Sequence DataMorphogenesisPhylogenyProtein Structure, QuaternaryProtein Structure, TertiarySequence Homology, Amino AcidTwist-Related Protein 1Twist-Related Protein 1

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PMID19378251
PMCPMC2737731

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