MYF5, Official Symbol MYF5provided by HGNC Official Full Name myogenic factor 5provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7565 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000111049 MIM:159990; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7565 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 EORVA; bHLHc2 Summary Predicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II cis-regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Predicted to contribute to E-box binding activity. Predicted to be involved in several processes, including muscle cell fate commitment; positive regulation of cell differentiation; and skeletal muscle cell differentiation. Predicted to act upstream of or within several processes, including animal organ development; regulation of cell-matrix adhesion; and somitogenesis. Located in nucleoplasm. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Low expression observed in reference dataset See more Orthologs mouse all