Description
Product Characteristics: Neurogenin-2 is a member of the neurogenin subfamily of basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor genes that play an important role in neurogenesis from migratory neural crest cells. In the course of mouse neurogenesis, Ngn2 and Ngn1 are expressed in distinct progenitor populations residing in the central and peripheral nervous systems. Mutation analyses demonstrate that Ngn1 is required for the determination of neuronal precursors for proximal cranial sensory ganglia and that Ngn2 is necessary for the determination of precursors for epibranchial placode-derived sensory neurons.
Target Information: This gene encodes a neural-specific basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor that can specify a neuronal fate on ectodermal cells and is expressed in neural progenitor cells within the developing central and peripheral nervous systems. The protein product of this gene also plays a role in the differentiation and survival of midbrain dopaminergic neurons. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2012]