TWIST, bHLHa38, Twist-related protein 1, Class A basic helix-loop-helix protein 38, H-twist, TWIST1, bHLHa39, Class A basic helix-loop-helix protein 39, Dermis expressed protein 1, Dermis-expressed protein 1, DERMO 1, Dermo-1, DERMO1, MGC117334, Twist 2,
TWIST1 and TWIST2 are basic helix-loop-helix transcriptional repressors that bind to E boxes in gene promoters, acting as master regulators in a variety of biological processes, including organogenesis, osteogenesis, cancer progression and hematopoietic