| Type: | Family | Name: | Achaete-scute transcription factor-related |
| Description: | Basic helix-loop-helix proteins (bHLH) are a group of eukaryotic transcription factors that exert a determinative influence in a variety of developmental pathways. These transcription factors are characterised by a highly evolutionary conserved bHLH domain that mediates specific dimerisation []. They facilitate the conversion of inactive monomers to trans-activating dimers at appropriate stages of development [].Achaete-scute homolog-1 (termed Mash1 in rodents, hASH1 in humans) is a basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor important in early development of neural and neuroendocrine (NE) progenitor cells in multiple tissues including the CNS, autonomic nervous system, adrenal medulla, thyroid, lung, and prostate, among others []. | Short Name: | ASH |
