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GeneQ18028904· pop 7· linked from 822 articles

Also known as bHLHd4, MYC associated factor X

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Gene data

MAX
Name
MYC associated transcriptional regulator X
Type
protein-coding
Position
65,006,174–65,102,695 (−)
Aliases
PDMCS, bHLHd4
RefSeq RNA
NM_001271068.2, NM_001271069.2, NM_001320415.2, NM_001407094.1, NM_001407095.1
RefSeq protein
NP_001257997.1, NP_001257998.1, NP_001307344.1, NP_001394023.1, NP_001394024.1

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper (bHLHZ) family of transcription factors. It is able to form homodimers and heterodimers with other family members, which include Mad, Mxi1 and Myc. Myc is an oncoprotein implicated in cell proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. The homodimers and heterodimers compete for a common DNA target site (the E box) and rearrangement among these dimer forms provides a complex system of transcriptional regulation. Mutations of this gene have been reported to be associated with hereditary pheochromocytoma. A pseudogene of this gene is located on the long arm of chromosome 7. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2012].

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MYC associated factor X

Symbol
MAX
Biotype
Protein coding
Organism
Homo sapiens
Location
14:65,005,398-65,102,695
Strand
Reverse (−)
Assembly
GRCh38
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Wikidata facts

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1an2 max dimer2.png
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HomoloGene ID
1786
genomic start
65472892
genomic end
65569413
cytogenetic location
14q23.3
Commons category
MAX transcription factor
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