HECA, Official Symbol HECAprovided by HGNC Official Full Name hdc homolog, cell cycle regulatorprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:21041 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000112406 MIM:607977; AllianceGenome:HGNC:21041 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 HDC; HDCL; HHDC; dJ225E12.1 Summary This gene encodes the homolog of the Drosophila headcase protein, a highly basic, cytoplasmic protein that regulates the re-entry of imaginal cells into the mitotic cycle during adult morphogenesis. In Drosophila, the encoded protein also inhibits terminal branching of neighboring cells during tracheal development. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Ubiquitous expression in lymph node (RPKM 16.9), spleen (RPKM 16.5) and 25 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all