Regulation of angiogenesis by ETS transcription factors

Biochem Soc Trans. 2009 Dec;37(Pt 6):1248-53. doi: 10.1042/BST0371248.

Abstract

Transcription factors of the ETS family are important regulators of endothelial gene expression. Here, we review the evidence that ETS factors regulate angiogenesis and briefly discuss the target genes and pathways involved. Finally, we discuss novel evidence that shows how these transcription factors act in a combinatorial fashion with others, through composite sites that may be crucial in determining endothelial specificity in gene transcription.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Endothelium, Vascular / physiology
  • Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
  • Humans
  • Neovascularization, Physiologic / physiology*
  • Phylogeny
  • Protein Binding
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets / classification
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets / genetics
  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets / metabolism*

Substances

  • Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-ets