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Gene: hairy and enhancer of split 1, (Drosophila)
Gene ID: 196572
Symbol: HES1
Species: 1000
Description: This protein belongs to the basic helix-loop-helix family of transcription factors. It is a transcriptional repressor of genes that require a bHLH protein for their transcription. The protein has a particular type of basic domain that contains a helix interrupting protein that binds to the N-box rather than the canonical E-box.