ASCL4, Official Symbol ASCL4provided by HGNC Official Full Name achaete-scute family bHLH transcription factor 4provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:24311 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000187855 MIM:609155; AllianceGenome:HGNC:24311 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as ASH-4; HASH4; bHLHa44 Summary Basic helix-loop-helix transcription factors, such as ASCL4, are essential for the determination of cell fate and the development and differentiation of numerous tissues (Jonsson et al., 2004 [PubMed 15475265]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008] Orthologs mouse all