Structural highlights
Function
ID3_HUMAN ID (inhibitor of DNA binding) HLH proteins lack a basic DNA-binding domain but are able to form heterodimers with other HLH proteins, thereby inhibiting DNA binding. Involved in myogenesis by inhibiting skeletal muscle and cardiac myocyte differentiation and promoting muscle precursor cells proliferation. Inhibits the binding of E2A-containing protein complexes to muscle creatine kinase E-box enhancer. May inhibit other transcription factors.[1]
References
- ↑ Deed RW, Bianchi SM, Atherton GT, Johnston D, Santibanez-Koref M, Murphy JJ, Norton JD. An immediate early human gene encodes an Id-like helix-loop-helix protein and is regulated by protein kinase C activation in diverse cell types. Oncogene. 1993 Mar;8(3):599-607. PMID:8437843