{"symbol":"MYOG","synonyms":["BHLHC3","MYF-4","MYF4"],"name":"myogenin (myogenic factor 4)","description":"Myogenin is a muscle-specific transcription factor that can induce myogenesis in a variety of cell types in tissue culture. It is a member of a large family of proteins related by sequence homology, the helix-loop-helix (HLH) proteins. It is essential for the development of functional skeletal muscle. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":4656,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/4656","proteins":[{"symbol":"MYOG_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/MYOG_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Basic helix-loop-helix proteins (BHLH)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Basic+helix-loop-helix+proteins+%28BHLH%29"}]}