title: The Spectrum of E2F in Liver Disease--Mediated Regulation in Biology and Cancer.
abstract: Uncoordinated cell growth is one of the fundamental concepts in carcinogenesis and occurs secondary to dysregulation of the cell cycle. The E2Fs are a large family of transcription factors and are key regulators of the cell cycle. The activation of E2Fs is intimately regulated by retinoblastoma 1 (RB1). The RB pathway has been implicated in almost every human malignancy. Recently there have been exciting developments in the E2F field using animal models to better understand the role of E2Fs in vivo. Genetic mouse models have proven essential in implicating E2Fs in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver disease. In this review, the general structure and function of E2Fs as well as the role for E2Fs in the development of HCC and liver disease is evaluated. Specifically, what is known about E2Fs in human disease is explored in depth, and future directions are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Justin T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Huntington
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio.|Department of Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.|Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Xing
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio.|Department of Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.|Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Lindsey N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Kent
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Carl R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Schmidt
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular Virology, Immunology and Medical Genetics, College of Medicine, Columbus, Ohio.|Department of Molecular Genetics, College of Biological Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.|Comprehensive Cancer Center, The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Leone
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D063646:Carcinogenesis; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000235:genetics; D050684:E2F Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics* / Q000473:pathology; D051379:Mice; D016160:Retinoblastoma Protein / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D050684:E2F Transcription Factors; D016160:Retinoblastoma Protein