NEUROD1, Official Symbol NEUROD1provided by HGNC Official Full Name neuronal differentiation 1provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:7762 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000162992 MIM:601724; AllianceGenome:HGNC:7762 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 T2D; BETA2; BHF-1; MODY6; NEUROD; bHLHa3 Summary This gene encodes a member of the NeuroD family of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factors. The protein forms heterodimers with other bHLH proteins and activates transcription of genes that contain a specific DNA sequence known as the E-box. It regulates expression of the insulin gene, and mutations in this gene result in type II diabetes mellitus. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in stomach (RPKM 3.1), duodenum (RPKM 3.0) and 4 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all