Oligodendrocyte Transcription Factor 2
BHLHe19
RACK17
PRKCBP2
OLIGO2
BHLHB1
Oligodendrocyte-Specific BHLH Transcription Factor 2
Basic Domain, Helix-Loop-Helix Protein, Class B, 1
Oligodendrocyte Lineage Transcription Factor 2
Human Protein Kinase C-Binding Protein RACK17
Class E Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Protein 19
Class B Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Protein 1
Protein Kinase C-Binding Protein 2
Protein Kinase C-Binding Protein RACK17
Protein Kinase C Binding Protein 2
BHLHE19
Oligo2
BHLHb1
This gene encodes a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor which is expressed in oligodendroglial tumors of the brain. The protein is an essential regulator of ventral neuroectodermal progenitor cell fate. The gene is involved in a chromosomal translocation t(14;21)(q11.2;q22) associated with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Its chromosomal location is within a region of chromosome 21 which has been suggested to play a role in learning deficits associated with Down syndrome. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]
Forensic Context
A study in mice demonstrated that perinatal lead (Pb) exposure altered adult hippocampal cell composition and gene expression, specifically increasing oligodendrocyte proportions by 12.4% and causing differential expression in endothelial, microglial, pericyte, and astrocyte clusters [Bakulski et al. DOI:10.1093/toxsci/kfaa069].