title: Role of helix-loop-helix proteins during differentiation of erythroid cells.
abstract: Helix-loop-helix (HLH) proteins play a profound role in the process of development and cellular differentiation. Among the HLH proteins expressed in differentiating erythroid cells are the ubiquitous proteins Myc, USF1, USF2, and TFII-I, as well as the hematopoiesis-specific transcription factor Tal1/SCL. All of these HLH proteins exhibit distinct functions during the differentiation of erythroid cells. For example, Myc stimulates the proliferation of erythroid progenitor cells, while the USF proteins and Tal1 regulate genes that specify the differentiated phenotype. This minireview summarizes the known activities of Myc, USF, TFII-I, and Tal11/SCL and discusses how they may function sequentially, cooperatively, or antagonistically in regulating expression programs during the differentiation of erythroid cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Genetics Institute, Center for Epigenetics, Shands Cancer Center, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610-0245, USA.
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Anantharaman
authors.forename: I-Ju
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Joeva
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barrow
authors.forename: Shermi Y
authors.initials: SY
authors.lastname: Liang
authors.forename: Jude
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Masannat
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Strouboulis
authors.forename: Suming
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jörg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bungert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation / Q000235:genetics; D041905:Erythroid Cells / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D005914:Globins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D018257:Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs; D006801:Humans; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014157:Transcription Factors; D005914:Globins