Regulation of endothelial cell development by ETS transcription factors

SM Meadows, CT Myers, PA Krieg - Seminars in cell & developmental …, 2011 - Elsevier
SM Meadows, CT Myers, PA Krieg
Seminars in cell & developmental biology, 2011Elsevier
The ETS family of transcription factors plays an essential role in controlling endothelial gene
expression. Multiple members of the ETS family are expressed in the developing
endothelium and evidence suggests that the proteins function, to some extent, redundantly.
However, recent studies have demonstrated a crucial non-redundant role for ETV2, as a
primary player in specification and differentiation of the endothelial lineage. Here, we review
the contribution of ETS factors, and their partner proteins, to the regulation of embryonic …
The ETS family of transcription factors plays an essential role in controlling endothelial gene expression. Multiple members of the ETS family are expressed in the developing endothelium and evidence suggests that the proteins function, to some extent, redundantly. However, recent studies have demonstrated a crucial non-redundant role for ETV2, as a primary player in specification and differentiation of the endothelial lineage. Here, we review the contribution of ETS factors, and their partner proteins, to the regulation of embryonic vascular development.
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