The protein encoded by this gene is a helix-loop-helix (HLH) protein that can form heterodimers with other HLH proteins. However, the encoded protein lacks a basic DNA-binding domain and therefore inhibits the DNA binding of any HLH protein with which it interacts. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]
Alternative Names
class B basic helix-loop-helix protein 25 HEIR 1 helix-loop-helix protein HEIR-1 HLH642 ID 3 ID-like protein inhibitor HLH 1R21 ID-like protein inhibitor HLH 462 inhibitor of differentiation 3 inhibitor of DNA binding 3 dominant negative helix-loop-helix protein inhibitor of DNA binding 3 HLH protein