title: Hey bHLH transcription factors.
abstract: Hey bHLH transcription factors are direct targets of canonical Notch signaling. The three mammalian Hey proteins are closely related to Hes proteins and they primarily repress target genes by either directly binding to core promoters or by inhibiting other transcriptional activators. Individual candidate gene approaches and systematic screens identified a number of Hey target genes, which often encode other transcription factors involved in various developmental processes. Here, we review data on interaction partners and target genes and conclude with a model for Hey target gene regulation. Furthermore, we discuss how expression of Hey proteins affects processes like cell fate decisions and differentiation, e.g., in cardiovascular, skeletal, and neural development or oncogenesis and how this relates to the observed developmental defects and phenotypes observed in various knockout mice.
authors.affiliation: Developmental Biochemistry, Theodor-Boveri-Institute/Biocenter, Wuerzburg University, Wuerzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.affiliation: Developmental Biochemistry, Theodor-Boveri-Institute/Biocenter, Wuerzburg University, Wuerzburg, Germany.
authors.forename: Cornelia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wiese
authors.affiliation: Developmental Biochemistry, Theodor-Boveri-Institute/Biocenter, Wuerzburg University, Wuerzburg, Germany; Comprehensive Cancer Center Mainfranken, Wuerzburg University, Wuerzburg, Germany. Electronic address: gessler@biozentrum.uni-wuerzburg.de.
authors.forename: Manfred
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gessler
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D051837:COUP Transcription Factor II / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000378:metabolism*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D015972:Gene Expression Regulation, Neoplastic; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D024510:Muscle Development; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000293:injuries / Q000502:physiology; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D051958:Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 2 / Q000235:genetics; D051880:Receptors, Notch / Q000378:metabolism; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D051792:Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Proteins; D051837:COUP Transcription Factor II; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D051958:Nuclear Receptor Coactivator 2; D051880:Receptors, Notch; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D016212:Transforming Growth Factor beta; C485631:HEY1 protein, human; C405693:HEY2 protein, human; C498001:NCOA2 protein, human; C095569:NR2F2 protein, human
keywords: Angiogenesis; Brugada syndrome; Cardiac hypertrophy; CoupTF-II; E-box; Heart development; Hey genes; Histone deacetylase; Neurogenesis; Notch signaling; Stem cell maintenance; Ventricular septum defect