Neuronal PAS Domain Protein 4
BHLHe79
PASD10
NXF
Le-PAS
Class E Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Protein 79
Neuronal PAS Domain-Containing Protein 4
HLH-PAS Transcription Factor NXF
PAS Domain-Containing Protein 10
Neuronal PAS4
BHLHE79
NXF is a member of the basic helix-loop-helix-PER (MIM 602260)-ARNT (MIM 126110)-SIM (see SIM2; MIM 600892) (bHLH-PAS) class of transcriptional regulators, which are involved in a wide range of physiologic and developmental events (Ooe et al., 2004 [PubMed 14701734]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]
Forensic Context
A study in human postmortem brain tissue demonstrated that the NPAS4 was downregulated at the RNA level in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex of subjects with Opioid Use Disorder compared to non-psychiatric controls, as part of a broader dysregulation of immediate early genes and angiogenic networks [Mendez et al. DOI:10.1038/s41380-021-01259-y].