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MYOG gene

Known as: Myogenin (Myogenic Factor 4) Gene, MYF4, myogenin (myogenic factor 4) 
This gene is involved in muscle differentiation and transcription.
National Institutes of Health

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Homo sapiensMyogenesisMyogeninTranscriptional Regulation

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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Myogenin induces higher oxidative capacity in pre‐existing mouse muscle fibres after somatic DNA transfer
Muscle is a permanent tissue, and in the adult pronounced changes can occur in pre‐existing fibres without the formation of new… 
2002
2002
A relationship between genotypes at MYOG, MYF3 and MYF5 loci and carcass meat and fat deposition traits in pigs
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Regulation of myogenin protein expression in denervated muscles from young and old rats.
Myogenin is a muscle-specific transcription factor participating in denervation-induced increases in nicotinic ACh receptor… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Dimerization through the helix-loop-helix motif enhances phosphorylation of the transcription activation domains of myogenin
The muscle-specific basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) protein myogenin activates muscle transcription by binding to target sequences… 
1994
1994
Phosphorylation of myogenin in chick myotubes: regulation by electrical activity and by protein kinase C. Implications for acetylcholine receptor gene expression.
We have analyzed the potential role of myogenin in the regulation by electrical activity of the expression of the acetylcholine… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
MyoD, myogenin independent differentiation of primordial myoblasts in mouse somites
The accumulation of two myogenic regulatory proteins, MyoD and myogenin, was investigated by double-immunocytochemistry and… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Quantitation of muscle precursor cell activity in skeletal muscle by Northern analysis of MyoD and myogenin expression: Application to dystrophic (mdx) mouse muscle
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Inefficient homooligomerization contributes to the dependence of myogenin on E2A products for efficient DNA binding
Myogenin is a muscle-specific transcription factor that can activate myogenesis; it belongs to a family of transcription factors… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Mitogenic repression of myogenin autoregulation.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Myogenin contains two domains conserved among myogenic factors.
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