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Name Class

WBGene00001953SMapS_parentSequenceC02B8
IdentityVersion1
NameCGC_namehlh-8Person_evidenceWBPerson346
Sequence_nameC02B8.4
Molecular_nameC02B8.4
C02B8.4.1
CE24777
C02B8.4.2
Other_nameCELE_C02B8.4Accession_evidenceNDBBX284606
Public_namehlh-8
DB_infoDatabaseAceViewgeneXI737
WormQTLgeneWBGene00001953
WormFluxgeneWBGene00001953
OMIMdisease101400
gene601622
607556
NDBlocus_tagCELE_C02B8.4
PanthergeneCAEEL|WormBase=WBGene00001953|UniProtKB=Q11094
familyPTHR23349
NCBIgene181069
RefSeqproteinNM_076966.3
SwissProtUniProtAccQ11094
UniProt_GCRPUniProtAccQ11094
SpeciesCaenorhabditis elegans
HistoryVersion_change107 Apr 2004 11:29:26WBPerson1971EventImportedInitial conversion from geneace
StatusLive
Gene_infoBiotypeSO:0001217
Gene_classhlh
Allele (88)
StrainWBStrain00027639
WBStrain00027640
WBStrain00030584
WBStrain00030587
WBStrain00030588
WBStrain00033322
WBStrain00037705
RNASeq_FPKM (74)
GO_annotation (19)
Ortholog (37)
ParalogWBGene00000561Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisTreeFam
WBGene00001954Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisPanther
WBGene00001957Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisTreeFam
Panther
WormBase-Compara
WBGene00003595Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisTreeFam
WBGene00001962Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisPanther
WBGene00001981Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisPanther
WormBase-Compara
WBGene00001956Caenorhabditis elegansFrom_analysisPanther
WormBase-Compara
Structured_descriptionConcise_descriptionThe hlh-8 gene encodes a helix-loop-helix protein required for normal muscle development, and hence for normal defecation and egg-laying.Paper_evidenceWBPaper00003174
WBPaper00004154
WBPaper00004482
WBPaper00005080
Curator_confirmedWBPerson567
Date_last_updated17 Jun 2004 00:00:00
Automated_descriptionPredicted to enable DNA-binding transcription factor activity, RNA polymerase II-specific and RNA polymerase II transcription regulatory region sequence-specific DNA binding activity. Involved in mesodermal cell fate specification; positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II; and vulval cell fate specification. Predicted to be located in nucleus. Expressed in several structures, including M.dla; M.dra; M.vla; body wall muscle cell from M lineage; and enteric muscle. Used to study Saethre-Chotzen syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including Barber-Say syndrome; Sweeney-Cox syndrome; and synostosis (multiple). Is an ortholog of human TWIST2 (twist family bHLH transcription factor 2).Paper_evidenceWBPaper00065943
Curator_confirmed (2)
Inferred_automaticallyThis description was generated automatically by a script based on data from the WS291 version of WormBase
Date_last_updated29 Nov 2023 00:00:00
Disease_infoExperimental_modelDOID:14768Homo sapiensPaper_evidenceWBPaper00005324
WBPaper00036744
Accession_evidenceOMIM101400
Curator_confirmedWBPerson324
Date_last_updated03 Apr 2013 00:00:00
Potential_modelDOID:0060549Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:20670)
DOID:3459Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12428)
DOID:0080538Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12428)
DOID:0060550Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:20670)
DOID:14768Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12428)
DOID:12960Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12428)
DOID:2340Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12428)
EFO:MONDO:0018363Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:20670)
DOID:3770Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12428)
DOID:1612Homo sapiensInferred_automaticallyInferred by orthology to human genes with DO annotation (HGNC:12428)
Disease_relevanceTwist1 is a well-conserved bHLH type transcriptional regulator protein present across species including humans, involved in the development of the mesoderm; mutations in Twist1 are implicated in the craniofacial disorder Saethre-Chotzen syndrome, characterized by the premature fusion of certain skull bones (craniosynostosis), preventing the skull from growing normally and affecting the shape of the head and face; studies with the C. elegans Twist ortholog indicate that the semi-dominant mutant (n2170) shares the muscle development defective phenotypes with the loss-of-function mutant (nr2061); further, when mutations similar to Saethre-Chotzen syndrome mutations were introduced into elegans Twist, similar muscle defective phenotypes were observed, suggesting that Saethre-Chotzen syndrome may be caused, in some cases, by dominant negative proteins, rather than by haploinsufficiency of the locus.Homo sapiensPaper_evidenceWBPaper00005324
Accession_evidenceOMIM101400
601622
Curator_confirmedWBPerson324
Date_last_updated12 May 2015 00:00:00
Models_disease_in_annotationWBDOannot00001006
Models_disease_assertedWBDOannot00000126
WBDOannot00001005
Molecular_infoCorresponding_CDSC02B8.4
Corresponding_transcriptC02B8.4.1
C02B8.4.2
Other_sequenceOden_isotig22148
ES413014.1
JI213846.1
Associated_feature (14)
Gene_product_binds (7249)
Transcription_factorWBTranscriptionFactor000066
WBTranscriptionFactor000083
Experimental_infoRNAi_result (14)
Expr_pattern (13)
Drives_construct (19)
Construct_product (11)
AntibodyWBAntibody00000188
WBAntibody00001852
Microarray_results (19)
Expression_clusterWBPaper00024375:Up_vhl-1_vs_hif-1_vhl-1
WBPaper00024505:pharyngeal_enriched
WBPaper00033070:Elbe_upregulated
WBPaper00038438:S.marcescens_24hr_downregulated_TilingArray
WBPaper00040209:B.thuringiensis_upregulated_MY18
WBPaper00040209:B.thuringiensis_upregulated_N2
WBPaper00041222:hlh-1(cc561)_upregulated
WBPaper00041222:unc-120(st364)_downregulated
WBPaper00044260:1-methylnicotinamide_downregulated
WBPaper00044316:CH3HgCl_7.5uM_downregulated
WBPaper00044426:rotenone_24h_upregulated
WBPaper00044736:flat_dev_expression
WBPaper00046121:mesoderm_unique
WBPaper00048988:neuron_expressed
WBPaper00049377:MWCNT_upregulated
WBPaper00049626:UNC-75_target
WBPaper00050488:adult_vs_dauer_regulated_N2_20C
WBPaper00050859:upregulated_P-granule(-)GFP(+)_vs_control_day2-adult
WBPaper00050990:body-muscle_enriched
WBPaper00050990:body-muscle_expressed
WBPaper00053295:lin-22(ot269)_downregulated
WBPaper00055226:ADR-2_target_adr-1(tm668)
WBPaper00055354:Metformin_upregulated
WBPaper00055354:Rapamycin-Psora-Allantoin_upregulated
WBPaper00055354:Rapamycin-Rifampicin-Allantoin_upregulated
WBPaper00055354:Rapamycin-Rifampicin-Psora_upregulated
WBPaper00055354:Rapamycin-Rifampicin_upregulated
WBPaper00055354:Rapamycin_downregulated
WBPaper00055354:Rifampicin-Psora_upregulated
WBPaper00055354:Rifampicin_upregulated
WBPaper00055648:vulva-uterus_expressed
WBPaper00055827:pfd-6(gk493446)_downregulated
WBPaper00056169:rrf-3(pk1426)_upregulated_embryo
WBPaper00056290:hsp-6(mg585)_upregulated
WBPaper00056471:aak-1(tm1944);aak-2(ok524)_upregulated
WBPaper00056809:smn-1(ok355)_downregulated
WBPaper00056826:hmc_biased
WBPaper00057068:ints-4(RNAi)_downregulated_Cadmium
WBPaper00058598:sin-3(tm1276)_downregulated
WBPaper00059664:srbc-48(ac23)_upregulated
WBPaper00060014:set-2(tm1630)_downregulated
WBPaper00060358:B.thuringiensis_non-pathogen_regulated_elt-2(RNAi)
WBPaper00060358:B.thuringiensis_pathogen_regulated_elt-2(RNAi)
WBPaper00060811:L1_vs_adult_downregulated_neural
WBPaper00060909:atfs-1(cmh15)_downregulated
WBPaper00061203:sin-3(tm1276)_upregulated
WBPaper00061203:spr-1(ok2144)_upregulated
WBPaper00061340:hmc
WBPaper00061340:hmc_and_homolog
WBPaper00061340:hmc_homolog
WBPaper00061340:Intestinal_and_rectal_muscle
WBPaper00061340:mu_int_mu_anal
WBPaper00061340:mu_sph
WBPaper00061340:M_cell
WBPaper00061439:unc-30(ok613)_upregulated
WBPaper00061527:syd-1_2945-unc-41_2170
WBPaper00062159:hda-2(ok1479)_upregulated
WBPaper00062325:muscle_enriched_coding-RNA
WBPaper00062585:hlh-26(ok1453)_upregulated_E.faecium
WBPaper00064130:Beta-Amyloid_24h_downregulated_mRNA
WBPaper00064306:Agaro-oligosaccharides_upregulated
WBPaper00065096:Day10_vs_Day1_downregulated
WBPaper00065841:1_2
WBPaper00065841:7_0
WBPaper00065841:7_1
WBPaper00065841:7_2
WBPaper00065841:7_3
WBPaper00065841:7_4
WBPaper00065841:38_0
WBPaper00065841:38_1
WBPaper00065841:38_2
WBPaper00065841:38_3
WBPaper00065841:55_0
WBPaper00065841:102_0
WBPaper00065841:110_0
WBPaper00065841:110_1
WBPaper00065841:143_0
WBPaper00065993:glp-1(e2141)_upregulated
WBPaper00026929:Resveratrol_regulated_daf-16
WBPaper00026929:sir-2.1_overexpression_regulated
WBPaper00031003:hlh_1_enriched
WBPaper00031252:AIN-1_IP_enriched
WBPaper00036123:Atrazine_regulated
WBPaper00036286:Pattern_G
WBPaper00037113:Chlorpyrifos_Diazinon_16C_regulated
WBPaper00046548:dafachronic-acid_upregulated
WBPaper00048989:eat-2(ad465)_rapamycin_downregulated
WBPaper00048989:N2_rapamycin_upregulated
Interaction (121)
WBProcessWBbiopr:00000040
Map_infoMapXPosition-0.530654Error0.011006
PositivePositive_cloneC02B8Inferred_automaticallyFrom sequence, transcript, pseudogene data
Mapping_dataMulti_point4404
4750
4876
5663
Pseudo_map_position
Reference (71)
RemarkMap position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.CGC_data_submission
MethodGene