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ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences2021

Homodimeric and Heterodimeric Interactions among Vertebrate Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors.

Ana Lilia Torres-Machorro

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Review in International journal of molecular sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers.

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22citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 13% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 38 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ana Lilia Torres-MachorroLaboratorio de Biología Celular, Departamento de Investigación en Fibrosis Pulmonar, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias "Ismael Cosío Villegas", Tlalpan, Mexico City 14080, Mexico.ORCID 0000-0003-3100-6897
Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias · MX

Funding

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología CB2017-2018 A1-S-8737
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor (bHLH TF) family is involved in tissue development, cell differentiation, and disease. These factors have transcriptionally positive, negative, and inactive functions by combining dimeric interactions among family members. The best known bHLH TFs are the E-protein homodimers and heterodimers with the tissue-specific TFs or ID proteins. These cooperative and dynamic interactions result in a complex transcriptional network that helps define the cell's fate. Here, the reported dimeric interactions of 67 vertebrate bHLH TFs with other family members are summarized in tables, including specifications of the experimental techniques that defined the dimers. The compilation of these extensive data underscores homodimers of tissue-specific bHLH TFs as a central part of the bHLH regulatory network, with relevant positive and negative transcriptional regulatory roles. Furthermore, some sequence-specific TFs can also form transcriptionally inactive heterodimers with each other. The function, classification, and developmental role for all vertebrate bHLH TFs in four major classes are detailed.

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DimerizationProtein MultimerizationAnimalsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsHumansModels, ChemicalProtein Structure, QuaternaryBasic Helix-Loop-Helix ProteinsClass II bHLH transcription factorsDNA bindingE-proteinsID proteinsprotein–protein interactionssequence-specific transcription factorstranscriptional regulation

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PMID34884664
PMCPMC8657788
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