MYT1L, Official Symbol MYT1Lprovided by HGNC Official Full Name myelin transcription factor 1 likeprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7623 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000186487 MIM:613084; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7623 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 NZF1; MRD39; myT1-L; ZC2H2C2; ZC2HC4B Summary This gene encodes a member of the zinc finger superfamily of transcription factors whose expression, thus far, has been found only in neuronal tissues. The encoded protein belongs to a novel class of cystein-cystein-histidine-cystein zinc finger proteins that function in the developing mammalian central nervous system. Forced expression of this gene in combination with the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor NeuroD1 and the transcription factors POU class 3 homeobox 2 and achaete-scute family basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor 1 can convert fetal and postnatal human fibroblasts into induced neuronal cells, which are able to generate action potentials. Mutations in this gene have been associated with an autosomal dominant form of cognitive disability and with autism spectrum disorder. Alternative splicing results in multiple variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2017] Expression Biased expression in brain (RPKM 9.8) and testis (RPKM 1.0) See more Orthologs mouse all