myogenin: Involved in muscle differentiation (myogenic factor). Induces fibroblasts to differentiate into myoblasts. Probable sequence specific DNA-binding protein.
Protein type: DNA-binding; Transcription factor
Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 1 E4|1 58.18 cM
Cellular Component: nucleoplasm; nucleus
Molecular Function: chromatin DNA binding; DNA binding; DNA binding transcription factor activity; protein binding; protein dimerization activity; sequence-specific DNA binding; transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II distal enhancer sequence-specific binding
Biological Process: cell cycle; cell differentiation; cellular response to estradiol stimulus; cellular response to growth factor stimulus; cellular response to lithium ion; cellular response to tumor necrosis factor; mRNA transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; multicellular organism development; muscle organ development; myotube differentiation; negative regulation of cell proliferation; negative regulation of glycolytic process; ossification; positive regulation of cell cycle arrest; positive regulation of muscle atrophy; positive regulation of myoblast differentiation; positive regulation of myotube differentiation; positive regulation of oxidative phosphorylation; positive regulation of skeletal muscle fiber development; positive regulation of transcription from RNA polymerase II promoter; positive regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; regulation of skeletal muscle satellite cell proliferation; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; response to denervation involved in regulation of muscle adaptation; response to electrical stimulus involved in regulation of muscle adaptation; response to muscle activity involved in regulation of muscle adaptation; skeletal muscle fiber development; skeletal muscle tissue development; striated muscle atrophy; transcription, DNA-dependent
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