This family includes the hamster androgen-induced FAR-17a protein [], and its human homologue, the AIG1 protein []. The function of these proteins is unknown. This family also includes homologous regions from a number of other metazoan proteins.
This entry represents a group of plant bHLH transcription factors, including AIG1 and related proteins from Arabidopsis. AIG1, also known as TARGET OF MOOPTEROS 5 or BHLH32, is required for MP (MONOPTEROS, an auxin-dependent transcription factor)-dependent root initiation [].
