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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
21
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-22
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
The ETS transcription factors are a large family implicated in the control of cellular proliferation and tumorigenesis. In addition, chromosomal translocations involving ETS family members are associated with a range of different human cancers. Given the extensive involvement of ETS factors in tumorigenesis, it becomes important to identify any additional ETS genes that may also play oncogenic roles. We identify a novel gene, ELF5, that appears to belong to the ELF (E74-like-factor) subfamily of the ETS transcription factor family, based upon similarity within the 'ETS domain'. ELF5 displays a similar, but more restricted, expression pattern to that of the newly isolated epithelium-specific ETS gene, ELF3. Unlike most other ETS family members, ELF5 is not expressed in hematopoietic compartments, but is restricted to organs such as lung, stomach, kidney, prostate, bladder and mammary gland. ELF5 is localized to human chromosome 11p13-15, a region that frequently undergoes loss of heterozygosity (LOH) in several types of carcinoma, including those of breast, kidney and prostate. We find that ELF5 expression is not detectable in a number of carcinoma cell lines, some of which display loss or rearrangement of an ELF5 allele. Similar to other ETS family members, ELF5 displays specific binding to DNA sequences containing a GGAA-core. In addition, ELF5 is able to transactivate through these ETS sequences, present upstream from a minimal promoter. Our data suggest that ELF5 may play roles in mammary, lung, prostate and/or kidney function, and possibly also in tumorigenesis.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0950-9232
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
26
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2719-32
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Breast Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-COS Cells, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Carcinoma, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Chromosome Mapping, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Chromosomes, Human, Pair 11, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-DNA, Complementary, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Female, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Gene Expression, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Gene Library, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Genes, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Kidney Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Loss of Heterozygosity, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Lung, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Mice, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Multigene Family, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Organ Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Phylogeny, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Prostatic Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Regulatory Sequences, Nucleic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Sequence Alignment, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Sequence Homology, Amino Acid, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Transcription, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Transcription Factors, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Transfection, pubmed-meshheading:9840936-Tumor Cells, Cultured
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
A novel transcription factor, ELF5, belongs to the ELF subfamily of ETS genes and maps to human chromosome 11p13-15, a region subject to LOH and rearrangement in human carcinoma cell lines.
pubmed:affiliation
Molecular Genetics and Development Group, Institute of Reproduction and Development, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't