Farnham Transcriptional Control of Cell Growth

The E2F Gene Family
Erscheinungsjahr 2012
ISBN: 978-3-642-79910-5
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 208, 141 Seiten, eBook

Reihe: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

It is of critical importance to maintain an appropriate balance between proliferation and quiescence or differentiation through out the lifespan of all animals. An important control point in this balance occurs in the G, phase of the cell cycle. On the basis of environmental cues a cell in G, must decide whether to continue through the proliferative cycle and enter S phase (where DNA replication occurs) or to exit from the proliferative cycle into a nonreplicating state. Alterations in the mechanisms that nor mally control this decision can lead to cancer, cell death, or loss of differentiated cellular phenotypes. The identification of the E2F gene family of transcription factors has allowed a more complete understanding of how the cell maintains an appropri ate proliferative state. This volume provides an up-to-date ac count of present reports concerning E2F as well as a framework for future investigations. E2F activity requires heterodimerization of two partners. Either partner can be one of several different transcription factors; E2Fl, E2F2, E2F3, E2F4, or E2F5 can heterodimerize with either DPl or DP2. Cellular promoters whose E2F sites mediate a link between transcription and proliferation drive genes whose products are required for DNA synthesis and genes that encode regulators of cell growth. A detailed analY$is of the role that E2F family members play in transcription from these promoters is presented in the chapter by J. E. SLANSKY and P. J. FARNHAM.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Farnham, Peggy J.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Contents.- to the E2F Family: Protein Structure and Gene Regulation.- Regulatory Interactions Among E2Fs and Cell Cycle Control Proteins.- Use of the E2F Transcription Factor by DNA Tumor Virus Regulatory Proteins.- The Cellular Effects of E2F Overexpression.- Start-Specific Transcription in Yeast.- Conclusions and Future Directions.