The C/EBP family of transcription factors: a paradigm for interaction between gene expression and proliferation control

C Nerlov - Trends in cell biology, 2007 - cell.com
In recent years, a link between the transcriptional regulators of lineage-specific gene
expression and progenitor proliferation control has emerged. A main exponent of this …

Transcriptional control of lung morphogenesis

Y Maeda, V Dave, JA Whitsett - Physiological reviews, 2007 - journals.physiology.org
The vertebrate lung consists of multiple cell types that are derived primarily from endodermal
and mesodermal compartments of the early embryo. The process of pulmonary …

Alveolar regeneration through a Krt8+ transitional stem cell state that persists in human lung fibrosis

M Strunz, LM Simon, M Ansari, JJ Kathiriya… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
The cell type specific sequences of transcriptional programs during lung regeneration have
remained elusive. Using time-series single cell RNA-seq of the bleomycin lung injury model …

p38α MAP kinase is essential in lung stem and progenitor cell proliferation and differentiation

JJ Ventura, S Tenbaum, E Perdiguero, M Huth… - Nature …, 2007 - nature.com
Stem cell function is central for the maintenance of normal tissue homeostasis. Here we
show that deletion of p38α mitogen-activated protein (MAP) kinase in adult mice results in …

Dysregulation of the C/EBPα differentiation pathway in human cancer

S Koschmieder, B Halmos, E Levantini… - Journal of clinical …, 2009 - ascopubs.org
While much is known about aberrant pathways affecting cell growth and apoptosis, our
understanding of another critical step of neoplastic transformation, differentiation arrest …

A tumor suppressor role for C/EBPα in solid tumors: more than fat and blood

AR Lourenço, PJ Coffer - Oncogene, 2017 - nature.com
The transcription factor CCAAT/enhancer-binding protein alpha (C/EBPα) plays a critical
role during embryogenesis and is thereafter required for homeostatic glucose metabolism …

Cancer stem cells and the ontogeny of lung cancer

CD Peacock, DN Watkins - Journal of Clinical Oncology, 2008 - ascopubs.org
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the world today and is poised to claim
approximately 1 billion lives during the 21st century. A major challenge in treating this and …

An autonomous CEBPA enhancer specific for myeloid-lineage priming and neutrophilic differentiation

R Avellino, M Havermans, C Erpelinck… - Blood, The Journal …, 2016 - ashpublications.org
Neutrophilic differentiation is dependent on CCAAT enhancer-binding protein α (C/EBPα), a
transcription factor expressed in multiple organs including the bone marrow. Using …

CARM1 is required for proper control of proliferation and differentiation of pulmonary epithelial cells

KB O'Brien, M Alberich-Jordà, N Yadav… - …, 2010 - journals.biologists.com
Coactivator-associated arginine methyltransferase I (CARM1; PRMT4) regulates gene
expression by multiple mechanisms including methylation of histones and coactivation of …

Targeted BMI1 inhibition impairs tumor growth in lung adenocarcinomas with low CEBPα expression

KJ Yong, DS Basseres, RS Welner… - Science translational …, 2016 - science.org
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths. The expression of the
transcription factor C/EBPα (CCAAT/enhancer binding protein α) is frequently lost in non …