title: Regulation of Fli1 gene expression and lupus.
abstract: Ets transcription factors function throughout development in such varied processes as cellular proliferation, apoptosis, differentiation and migration. Many have been implicated to play important roles in hematopoiesis, vasculogenesis/angiogenesis and myogenesis. Fli1 is an Ets family member that is essential for development and increasing evidence suggests modulating Fli1 gene expression impacts lymphocyte function and is important in the autoimmune disease lupus. Presently, it is unknown how Fli1 gene expression is controlled in lymphocytes. Identifying upstream regulators of Fli1 in lymphocytes will be critical for understanding lymphocyte development and the consequences of dysregulation and may be of value in developing future treatments for lupus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of South Carolina, 96 Jonathan Lucas Street, Ste 912 CSB, Charleston, SC 29425, United States.
authors.forename: Tamara K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Nowling
authors.forename: Gary S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Gilkeson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D001665:Binding Sites; D050980:GATA Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008840:Microfilament Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D050791:STAT Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics; D012689:Sequence Homology, Nucleic Acid; D015534:Trans-Activators; D014158:Transcription, Genetic
chemical_list: C098179:FLII protein, human; D050980:GATA Transcription Factors; D008840:Microfilament Proteins; D018160:Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear; D050791:STAT Transcription Factors; D015534:Trans-Activators