Preferred Label : early growth response protein 2;
MeSH definition : An early growth response transcription factor that controls the formation of the MYELIN
SHEATH around peripheral AXONS by SCHWANN CELLS. Mutations in EGR2 transcription factor
have been associated with HEREDITARY MOTOR AND SENSORY NEUROPATHIES such as CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH
DISEASE.;
An early growth response transcription factor that controls the formation of the MYELIN
SHEATH around peripheral AXONS by SCHWANN CELLS. Mutations in EGR2 transcription factor
have been associated with HEREDITARY MOTOR AND SENSORY NEUROPATHIES such as CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH
DISEASE.