Transcription factor 15

TCF15
Identifiers
Aliases	TCF15, EC2, PARAXIS, bHLHa40, transcription factor 15 (basic helix-loop-helix), transcription factor 15
External IDs	OMIM: 601010; MGI: 104664; HomoloGene: 37943; GeneCards: TCF15; OMA:TCF15 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 20 (human)
End	610,309 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 2 (mouse)
End	151,991,017 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	right ventricle; ; apex of heart; ; vena cava; ; glutes; ; Skeletal muscle tissue of biceps brachii; ; dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve; ; Skeletal muscle tissue of rectus abdominis; ; body of tongue; ; left ventricle; ; gonad;
	Top expressed in
	somite; ; digastric muscle; ; sclerotome; ; sternocleidomastoid muscle; ; masseter muscle; ; tibialis anterior muscle; ; intercostal muscle; ; interventricular septum; ; myocardium of ventricle; ; triceps brachii muscle;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	DNA binding; protein dimerization activity; DNA-binding transcription factor activity; RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding; DNA-binding transcription activator activity, RNA polymerase II-specific; DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific;
Cellular component	nucleus; RNA polymerase II transcription regulator complex;
Biological process	somitogenesis; respiratory system process; regulation of transcription, DNA-templated; muscle organ morphogenesis; eating behavior; neuromuscular process controlling posture; regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; skeletal system morphogenesis; muscle organ development; ear development; transcription, DNA-templated; multicellular organism development; establishment of epithelial cell apical/basal polarity; regulation of extracellular matrix organization; post-anal tail morphogenesis; regulation of gene expression; mesoderm development; anterior/posterior pattern specification; skin development; paraxial mesoderm development; mesenchymal to epithelial transition; transcription by RNA polymerase II; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	6939
	21407
	ENSG00000125878
	ENSMUSG00000068079
	Q12870
	Q60756
	NM_004609
	NM_009328
	NP_004600
	NP_033354
	Wikidata
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Transcription factor 15 (TCF-15) also known as Paraxis, is a protein that in humans is encoded by the TCF15 gene.