Gene Information
Gene NameTWIST1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length202
Protein NamesTwist-related protein 1 (Class A basic helix-loop-helix protein 38) (bHLHa38) (H-twist)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age55 ( ENSG00000122691 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBQ15672
Gene CardTWIST1
Uniprot IDQ15672
PfamPF00010
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.104771224)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ TWIST1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ TWIST1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Twist1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ TWIST1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Twist1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsTWIST2, SCX, PTF1A, FERD3L, BHLHA9, FIGLA, TCF23, HAND2, MSC, TCF15, HAND1, TCF24, TCF21
Tissueadipose.tissue, placenta
Tissue SpecificitySubset of mesodermal cells.
Pharmacological Animal Models0.023713(Chimpanzee);0.001000(Mouse);0.001000(Rat);NULL(Rabbit)
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 2MJV  (NMR 
DBSNP rs545987863  rs575299986  rs1554442016  rs1554442016  rs104894057  rs121909189  rs104894059  rs121909190  rs121909191 
Subcellular location [CC]Nucleus.
Mouse PG classificationHPG
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