Hairy/enhancer-of-split related with YRPW motif-like protein is aprotein that in humans is encoded by theHEYLgene.[5][6][7]
This gene encodes a member of the hairy and enhancer of split-related (HESR) family ofbasic helix-loop-helix (bHLH)-type transcription factors. The sequence of the encoded protein contains a conserved bHLH and orange domain, but its YRPW motif has diverged from other HESR family members. It is thought to be an effector of Notch signaling and a regulator of cell fate decisions. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found, but their biological validity has not been determined.[7]
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