Mef2

Dimeric structure of the MADS (red) and MEF2 (green) domains of the human MEF2B transcription factor complexed with DNA (orange) based on the PDB: 1N6J​ crystallographic coordinates.
The domain organization and sequence comparison of Mef2 proteins from representative species.[1] The amino acid numbering shown is of the human MEF2A sequence and the per cent sequence identities are all relative to hMEF2A. The three domain, MADS (red), MEF2 (green), and transactivation domains (TAD; cyan) are each highlighted in a different color.

In the field of molecular biology, myocyte enhancer factor-2 (Mef2) proteins are a family of transcription factors which through control of gene expression are important regulators of cellular differentiation and consequently play a critical role in embryonic development.[1] In adult organisms, Mef2 proteins mediate the stress response in some tissues.[1] Mef2 proteins contain both MADS-box and Mef2 DNA-binding domains.

  1. ^ a b c Potthoff MJ, Olson EN (December 2007). "MEF2: a central regulator of diverse developmental programs". Development. 134 (23): 4131–40. doi:10.1242/dev.008367. PMID 17959722. S2CID 27125540.