Krüppel-like factors (KLFs) are evolutionarily conserved zinc finger-containing transcription factors with diverseregulatory functions in cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, and embryogenesis. KLF4 and K...Krüppel-like factors (KLFs) are evolutionarily conserved zinc finger-containing transcription factors with diverseregulatory functions in cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, and embryogenesis. KLF4 and KLF5 are two closelyrelated members of the KLF family that have a similar tissue distribution in embryos and adults. However, the two KLFsoften exhibit opposite effects on regulation of gene transcription, despite binding to similar, if not identical, cis-actingDNA sequences. In addition, KLF4 and 5 exert contrasting effects on cell proliferation in many instances; while KLF4is an inhibitor of cell growth, KLF5 stimulates proliferation. Here we review the biological properties and biochemicalmechanisms of action of the two KLFs in the context of growth regulation.展开更多
基金This work was in part supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health(DK52230,DK64399 and CA84197).
文摘Krüppel-like factors (KLFs) are evolutionarily conserved zinc finger-containing transcription factors with diverseregulatory functions in cell growth, proliferation, differentiation, and embryogenesis. KLF4 and KLF5 are two closelyrelated members of the KLF family that have a similar tissue distribution in embryos and adults. However, the two KLFsoften exhibit opposite effects on regulation of gene transcription, despite binding to similar, if not identical, cis-actingDNA sequences. In addition, KLF4 and 5 exert contrasting effects on cell proliferation in many instances; while KLF4is an inhibitor of cell growth, KLF5 stimulates proliferation. Here we review the biological properties and biochemicalmechanisms of action of the two KLFs in the context of growth regulation.
