{"symbol":"TCF12","synonyms":["HST17266","HEB","HTF4","TCF-12","BHLHB20"],"name":"transcription factor 12","description":"The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) E-protein family that recognizes the consensus binding site (E-box) CANNTG. This encoded protein is expressed in many tissues, among them skeletal muscle, thymus, B- and T-cells, and may participate in regulating lineage-specific gene expression through the formation of heterodimers with other bHLH E-proteins. Several alternatively spliced transcript variants of this gene have been described, but the full-length nature of some of these variants has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":6938,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/6938","proteins":[{"symbol":"HTF4_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/HTF4_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Basic helix-loop-helix proteins (BHLH)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Basic+helix-loop-helix+proteins+%28BHLH%29"}]}