NEUROD2 (Neurogenic Differentiation Factor 2, NeuroD2, Class A Basic Helix-loop-helix Protein 1, bHLHa1, NeuroD-related Factor, NDRF, BHLHA1, NDRF)

NeuroD2 is a 41kD nuclear member of the neuroD family of transcription factors. It is expressed in developing and mature neurons such as hippocampal granular neurons, and acts (in part) to repress factors that would otherwise block multipotential cell commitment to a neuronal lineage. NeuroD2 is presumed to act as a heterodimer with other bHLH transcription factors. Human NeuroD2 is 382aa in length. It contains a poly-Glu region aa82-91, an NLS aa107-113, a DNA-binding HLH domain aa119-178 and a poly-Gly segment aa282-285. Based on rat studies, human NeuroD2 will undergo variable phosphorylation...