| Literature DB >> 21257780 |
Fu-Jung Lin1, Jun Qin, Ke Tang, Sophia Y Tsai, Ming-Jer Tsai.
Abstract
Chicken ovalbumin upstream promoter transcription factors (COUP-TFs) belong to the steroid/thyroid hormone receptor superfamily. Cloning of their cDNAs demonstrated the existence of two distinct but related genes: COUP-TFI (EAR-3, NR2F1) and COUP-TFII (ARP-1, NR2F2). They are referred to as orphan receptors because ligands for COUP-TFs have yet to be identified. Since 1998, extensive studies have demonstrated their physiological importance in cell-fate specification, organogenesis, angiogenesis, and metabolism, as well as a variety of diseases. In this article, we will comprehensively review the biological functions of COUP-TFII and its underlying mechanism in various developmental processes and diseases. In addition, we will briefly summarize some of the current findings of COUP-TFI.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21257780 PMCID: PMC3365794 DOI: 10.1210/er.2010-0021
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Endocr Rev ISSN: 0163-769X Impact factor: 19.871