MEF2

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Acronym	Definition
MEF2	Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2
MEF2	Mitochondrial Elongation Factor-G (genetics)

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All the genes associated with oxidative potential of longissimus dorsi and triceps muscles showed no significant difference among the age groups except for MEF2 and CaN genes in longissimus dorsi.

Studies on meat color, myoglobin content, enzyme activities, and genes associated with oxidative potential of pigs slaughtered at different growth stages

A hallmark of the MEF2 proteins is their propensity to associate with cell-specific and signal-dependent cofactors.

Myocyte Enhancer Factor-2A Gene Mutation and Coronary Artery Disease

This polypeptide, CHAMP (cardiac helicase activated by MEF2 protein), bears striking resemblance to a number of other helicase proteins and appears to play a role in RNA processing and transcriptional control in heart muscle.

University of Texas obtains United States patent

This implies that MKK3 enhances the activity of the MEF2 transcription factor.

Abstracts of papers presented at the 2004 collegiate meetings

MiR-1 promotes myocyte differentiation by repressing expression of histone deacetylase 4 (HDAC4), a negative regulator of differentiation and a repressor of the MEF2 transcription factor (Chen et al.

Dynamical expression of microRNA-127-3p in proliferating and differentiating C2C12 cells

Only three TFBS genes were overrepresented among loci whose methylation was associated with LINE-1 methylation: MEF2, TBX1, and POU2F1.

In utero exposures, infant growth, and DNA methylation of repetitive elements and developmentally related genes in human placenta

Regulation of muscle differentiation by the MEF2 family of MADS box transcription factors.