title: DRTF1/E2F: an expanding family of heterodimeric transcription factors implicated in cell-cycle control.
abstract: During the cell cycle, the transcription of certain genes is integrated with cell-cycle progression, thus providing an important level of control. In mammalian cells, DRTF1/E2F is a transcription activity comprising a group of related heterodimeric transcription factors that function in this integration process. The primary molecules involved in generating the afferent signals that converge on DRTF1/E2F belong to a class of proteins, exemplified by the retinoblastoma tumour suppressor gene product, whose activities are, in turn, regulated by cyclin-dependent kinases. The transcriptional activity of DRTF1/E2F is therefore regulated through a pathway that links the machinery of the cell cycle to the transcription apparatus. As such, it is likely to play a pivotal role in regulating cell-cycle progression.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Eukaryotic Molecular Genetics, MRC National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: La Thangue
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000235:genetics*; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050684:E2F Transcription Factors; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D056465:Retinoblastoma-Binding Protein 1; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018797:Cell Cycle Proteins; D004268:DNA-Binding Proteins; D050684:E2F Transcription Factors; D056465:Retinoblastoma-Binding Protein 1; D014157:Transcription Factors