Chemicals and Drugs

Myogenic Regulatory Factors

A family of muscle-specific transcription factors which bind to DNA in control regions and thus regulate myogenesis. All members of this family contain a conserved helix-loop-helix motif which is homologous to the myc family proteins. These factors are only found in skeletal muscle. Members include the myoD protein (MYOD PROTEIN); MYOGENIN; myf-5, and myf-6 (also called MRF4 or herculin).

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A family of muscle-specific transcription factors which bind to DNA in control regions and thus regulate myogenesis. All members of this family contain a conserved helix-loop-helix motif which is homologous to the myc family proteins. These factors are only found in skeletal muscle. Members include the myoD protein (MYOD PROTEIN); MYOGENIN; myf-5, and myf-6 (also called MRF4 or herculin).

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  • Myogenic Regulatory Factor
  • Factor, Myogenic Regulatory
  • Factors, Myogenic Regulatory
  • Regulatory Factor, Myogenic
  • Regulatory Factors, Myogenic

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.

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  • Muscle Proteins (1989-1993)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Myogenic Regulatory Factors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D018006. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D018006
  2. Myogenic Regulatory Factors. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myogenic_regulatory_factors
  3. Myogenic Regulatory Factors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6947923