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MAX 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.
Gene Name: | MYC associated factor X |
Synonyms: | MAX, BHLHd4, BHLHd5, BHLHd6, BHLHd8, MYC associated factor X, ORF1, Protein max, BHLHd7, MAX protein, Myc-associated factor X |
Target Sequences: | NM_002382 NP_002373.3 P61244 |
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