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HEYs

Monday 14 January 2008

Definition: Hairy/enhancer of split-related proteins, such as HEY1, are basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors (bHLH transcription factors) implicated in cell fate decision and boundary formation.

HEYs genes are direct transcriptional targets of the Notch signaling pathway in Drosophila and vertebrates.

Members

HEY1 HEY2

Pathology

Pathology

- HEY1-NCOA2 Gene Fusion in mesenchymal chondrosarcoma (27544802)

  • between HEY1 and NCOA2

Open references

- Chromosome aberrations and HEY1-NCOA2 fusion gene in a mesenchymal chondrosarcoma. Panagopoulos I, Gorunova L, Bjerkehagen B, Boye K, Heim S.
Oncol Rep. 2014 Jul;32(1):40-4. doi : 10.3892/or.2014.3180
PMID: 24839999

See also

- HEYL
- Notch signaling pathway