Recombinant Human Hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif protein 2 (HEY2)

Uniprot Id

Q9UBP5

Target Species

Human

Target Name

HEY2

Target Full Name

Hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif protein 2

Target Function

Downstream effector of Notch signaling which may be required for cardiovascular development. Transcriptional repressor which binds preferentially to the canonical E box sequence 5'-CACGTG-3'. Represses transcription by the cardiac transcriptional activators GATA4 and GATA6.

Target Subcellular Location

Nucleus.

Target Protein Families

HEY family

Target Synonyms

bHLHb32; Cardiovascular helix loop helix factor 1; Cardiovascular helix-loop-helix factor 1; CHF1; Class B basic helix-loop-helix protein 32; GRIDLOCK; GRL; Hairy and enhancer of split related 2; Hairy and enhancer of split-related protein 2; Hairy related transcription factor 2; Hairy-related transcription factor 2; Hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif protein 2; hCHF1; HERP; HERP1; HES related repressor protein 1; HES-related repressor protein 2; HESR-2; HESR2; hey2; HEY2_HUMAN; hHRT2; HRT-2; HRT2 ; MGC10720; Protein gridlock homolog

Target Background

This gene encodes a member of the hairy and enhancer of split-related (HESR) family of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH)-type transcription factors. The encoded protein forms homo- or hetero-dimers that localize to the nucleus and interact with a histone deacetylase complex to repress transcription. Expression of this gene is induced by the Notch signal transduction pathway. Two similar and redundant genes in mouse are required for embryonic cardiovascular development, and are also implicated in neurogenesis and somitogenesis. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found, but their biological validity has not been determined.