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      Gene regulation in the immediate-early response process.

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          Immediate-early genes (IEGs) can be activated and transcribed within minutes after stimulation, without the need for de novo protein synthesis, and they are stimulated in response to both cell-extrinsic and cell-intrinsic signals. Extracellular signals are transduced from the cell surface, through receptors activating a chain of proteins in the cell, in particular extracellular-signal-regulated kinases (ERKs), mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs) and members of the RhoA-actin pathway. These communicate through a signaling cascade by adding phosphate groups to neighboring proteins, and this will eventually activate and translocate TFs to the nucleus and thereby induce gene expression. The gene activation also involves proximal and distal enhancers that interact with promoters to simulate gene expression. The immediate-early genes have essential biological roles, in particular in stress response, like the immune system, and in differentiation. Therefore they also have important roles in various diseases, including cancer development. In this paper we summarize some recent advances on key aspects of the activation and regulation of immediate-early genes.

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          Journal
          Adv Biol Regul
          Advances in biological regulation
          Elsevier BV
          2212-4934
          2212-4926
          Sep 2016
          : 62
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway; St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, NO-7006 Trondheim, Norway. Electronic address: shahram.bahrami@ntnu.no.
          [2 ] Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, NTNU - Norwegian University of Science and Technology, NO-7491 Trondheim, Norway. Electronic address: finn.drablos@ntnu.no.
          Article
          S2212-4926(16)30001-X
          10.1016/j.jbior.2016.05.001
          27220739
          0fb4487b-7683-4c60-8a05-b6d15462f767
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          Enhancers,Immediate-early response,Poised genes,Signaling cascades,Transcription factors

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