| First Author | Hilger-Eversheim K | Year | 2000 |
| Journal | Gene | Volume | 260 |
| Issue | 1-2 | Pages | 1-12 |
| PubMed ID | 11137286 | Mgi Jnum | J:66547 |
| Mgi Id | MGI:1928608 | Doi | 10.1016/s0378-1119(00)00454-6 |
| Citation | Hilger-Eversheim K, et al. (2000) Regulatory roles of AP-2 transcription factors in vertebrate development, apoptosis and cell-cycle control. Gene 260(1-2):1-12 |
| abstractText | AP-2 transcription factors represent a family of three closely related and evolutionarily conserved sequence-specific DNA-binding proteins, AP-2alpha, -beta and -gamma. Subsequent studies have identified spatially and temporally regulated embryonic expression patterns in a number of different tissues including neural crest derivatives, neural, epidermal and urogenital tissues. Here, we review the current understanding of developmental defects in AP-2-deficient mice and consider regulatory functions of AP-2 in control of apoptosis, cell cycle, and gene expression. Recently, the first inherited human disorder, Char syndrome, was identified to be caused by AP-2beta missense mutations. In light of the manifold and essential functions of AP-2 proteins in cell growth, differentiation and programmed death, mutations or changes in precisely programmed expression patterns are likely to contribute to other congenital malformations or neoplastic diseases. |
