ID4, BHLHB27, DNA-binding protein inhibitor ID-4, Class B basic helix-loop-helix protein 27, bHLHb27, Inhibitor of DNA binding 4
This gene encodes a member of the inhibitor of DNA binding (ID) protein family. These proteins are basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors which can act as tumor suppressors but lack DNA binding activity. Consequently, the activity of the encoded protein depends on the protein binding partner. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2011],function:ID (inhibitor of DNA binding) HLH proteins lack a basic DNA-binding domain but are able to form heterodimers with other HLH proteins, thereby inhibiting DNA binding.,similarity:Contains 1 basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) domain.,subunit:Heterodimer with other HLH proteins.,
