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.