TCF21, Official Symbol TCF21provided by HGNC Official Full Name transcription factor 21provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:11632 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000118526 MIM:603306; AllianceGenome:HGNC:11632 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 POD1; bHLHa23 Summary TCF21 encodes a transcription factor of the basic helix-loop-helix family. The TCF21 product is mesoderm specific, and expressed in embryonic epicardium, mesenchyme-derived tissues of lung, gut, gonad, and both mesenchymal and glomerular epithelial cells in the kidney. Two transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Broad expression in placenta (RPKM 32.6), spleen (RPKM 25.0) and 15 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all