mesoderm posterior protein 1 (MESP1)

Function

• transcription factor
• role in epithelialization of somitic mesoderm & in development of cardiac mesoderm
• defines the rostrocaudal patterning of somites by participating in distinct Notch pathways

Structure

• contains 1 basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain
• N- & C-terminal domains are separated by a 2-repeat G-Q region

Compartment

nucleus (probable)

More general terms

• basic helix loop helix (bHLH) family transcription factor

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/608689
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9BRJ9.html