TAL2, Official Symbol TAL2provided by HGNC Official Full Name TAL bHLH transcription factor 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:11557 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000186051 MIM:186855; AllianceGenome:HGNC:11557 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 Summary This intronless gene encodes a helix-loop-helix protein. Translocations between this gene on chromosome 9 and the T-cell receptor beta-chain locus on chromosome 7 have been associated with activation of the T-cell acute lymphocytic leukemia 2 gene and T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2009] Orthologs mouse all