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Epidermal-growth-factor-induced proliferation of astrocytes requires Egr transcription factors.
Journal of cell science - 15 Sept 2009
Mayer Sabine I, Rössler Oliver G, Endo Takeshi, Charnay Patrick, Thiel Gerald
Abstract excerpt
Stimulation of astrocytes with epidermal growth factor (EGF) induced proliferation and triggered the biosynthesis of the transcription factor Egr-1, involving the activation of the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK) signaling pathway. No differences in the proliferation rate of astrocytes prepared from wild-type or Egr-1-deficient mice were detected. However, expression of a dominant-negative...
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