Serum response factor: master regulator of the actin cytoskeleton and contractile apparatus

JM Miano, X Long, K Fujiwara - American Journal of …, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
Serum response factor (SRF) is a highly conserved and widely expressed, single copy
transcription factor that theoretically binds up to 1,216 permutations of a 10-base pair cis …

Early growth response-1 in cardiovascular pathobiology

LM Khachigian - Circulation research, 2006 - Am Heart Assoc
The immediate-early gene product and zinc finger transcription factor early growth response
(Egr)-1 plays a key master regulatory role in multiple cardiovascular pathological processes …

[HTML][HTML] Differential usage of signal transduction pathways defines two types of serum response factor target gene

D Gineitis, R Treisman - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2001 - ASBMB
Activation of the transcription factor serum response factor (SRF) is dependent on Rho-
controlled changes in actin dynamics. We used pathway-specific inhibitors to compare the …

Suppression of Egr‐1 transcription through targeting of the serum response factor by oncogenic H‐Ras

SY Shin, YY Bahk, J Ko, IY Chung, YS Lee… - The EMBO …, 2006 - embopress.org
The transcription factor Egr‐1 functions as a key regulator in cellular growth, differentiation,
and apoptosis. The loss of Egr‐1 expression is closely associated with tumor development …

[HTML][HTML] Early growth response protein-1 (Egr-1) is preferentially expressed in T helper type 2 (Th2) cells and is involved in acute transcription of the Th2 cytokine …

M Lohoff, M Giaisi, R Köhler, B Casper… - Journal of Biological …, 2010 - ASBMB
The early growth response gene product Egr-1 has been shown to have great impact on
growth, proliferation, and differentiation in a wide variety of cells, including T cells. In this …

Early growth response transcription factors: key mediators of fibrosis and novel targets for anti-fibrotic therapy

S Bhattacharyya, M Wu, F Fang, W Tourtellotte… - Matrix Biology, 2011 - Elsevier
Fibrosis is a deregulated and ultimately defective form of tissue repair that underlies a large
number of chronic human diseases, as well as obesity and aging. The pathogenesis of …

[HTML][HTML] Egr-1 induces the expression of its corepressor nab2 by activation of the nab2 promoter thereby establishing a negative feedback loop

J Kumbrink, M Gerlinger, JP Johnson - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2005 - ASBMB
The transcription factor Egr-1 regulates the expression of numerous genes involved in
differentiation, growth, and in response to environmental signals. Egr-1 activity is modulated …

Early growth response protein 1 (Egr-1): prototype of a zinc-finger family of transcription factors

A Gashler, VP Sukhatme - Progress in nucleic acid research and molecular …, 1995 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the early growth response protein (Egr) gene
family and its most extensively characterized member, Egr-1, first identified as an immediate …

Essential roles for early growth response transcription factor Egr-1 in tissue fibrosis and wound healing

M Wu, DS Melichian, M De La Garza, K Gruner… - The American journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
The early growth response gene (Egr-1) codes for a zinc finger transcription factor that has
important roles in the regulation of cell growth, differentiation, and survival. Aberrant Egr-1 …

[HTML][HTML] Early growth response gene 1 modulates androgen receptor signaling in prostate carcinoma cells

SZ Yang, SA Abdulkadir - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2003 - ASBMB
The transcription factor early growth response gene 1 (EGR1) has been implicated in
diverse roles in the regulation of cell growth, apoptosis, and differentiation. Previous studies …