USF2, Official Symbol USF2provided by HGNC Official Full Name upstream transcription factor 2, c-fos interactingprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:12594 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000105698 MIM:600390; AllianceGenome:HGNC:12594 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as FIP; bHLHb12 Summary This gene encodes a member of the basic helix-loop-helix leucine zipper family of transcription factors. The encoded protein can activate transcription through pyrimidine-rich initiator (Inr) elements and E-box motifs and is involved in regulating multiple cellular processes. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2016] Expression Ubiquitous expression in fat (RPKM 22.6), spleen (RPKM 20.0) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all