Heart And Neural Crest Derivatives Expressed 2
BHLHa26
Thing2
DHand
Hed
Deciduum, Heart, Autonomic Nervous System And Neural Crest Derivatives-Expressed Protein 2
Heart- And Neural Crest Derivatives-Expressed Protein 2
Class A Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Protein 26
DHAND
Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factor HAND2
BHLHA26
DHAND2
The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the basic helix-loop-helix family of transcription factors. This gene product is one of two closely related family members, the HAND proteins, which are asymmetrically expressed in the developing ventricular chambers and play an essential role in cardiac morphogenesis. Working in a complementary fashion, they function in the formation of the right ventricle and aortic arch arteries, implicating them as mediators of congenital heart disease. In addition, this transcription factor plays an important role in limb and branchial arch development. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Forensic Context
A review of single-cell RNA sequencing in the heart, covering studies in mouse and human models, notes that the transcription factor Hand2 is identified as a specifier of outflow tract cells but not right ventricular cells during cardiovascular development [Yamada & Nomura DOI:10.3390/ijms21218345].