MYOG, Official Symbol MYOGprovided by HGNC Official Full Name myogeninprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7612 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000122180 MIM:159980; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7612 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 MYF4; myf-4; bHLHc3 Summary Myogenin is a muscle-specific transcription factor that can induce myogenesis in a variety of cell types in tissue culture. It is a member of a large family of proteins related by sequence homology, the helix-loop-helix (HLH) proteins. It is essential for the development of functional skeletal muscle. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in prostate (RPKM 2.6) and esophagus (RPKM 0.9) See more Orthologs mouse all