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Abstract
A highly-conserved family of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors. They function as dimers with other bHLH proteins and bind E-BOX ELEMENTS to control gene expression during EMBRYOGENESIS and the EPITHELIAL-MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION.
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- Twist Family Transcription Factors
- Twist Transcription Factor Family
- Transcription Factors, Twist
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, 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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2017
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- Nuclear Proteins (1997-2016)
- Twist-Related Protein 1 (2007-2016)
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- National Library of Medicine. Twist Transcription Factors. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000071416. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000071416
- Twist Transcription Factors. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q58552079