Upstream Stimulatory Factors
"Upstream Stimulatory Factors" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Ubiquitously expressed basic HELIX-LOOP-HELIX MOTIF transcription factors. They bind CANNTG sequences in the promoters of a variety of GENES involved in carbohydrate and lipid metabolism.
| Descriptor ID |
D051720
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D12.776.260.103.937 D12.776.930.125.937
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| Concept/Terms |
Upstream Stimulatory Factors- Upstream Stimulatory Factors
- USF Transcription Factors
- Helix-Loop-Helix Activator USF
- Helix Loop Helix Activator USF
- USF, Helix-Loop-Helix Activator
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Upstream Stimulatory Factors" by people in Profiles.
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USF2 and TFEB compete in regulating lysosomal and autophagy genes. Nat Commun. 2024 Sep 27; 15(1):8334.
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Retinoic acid utilizes CREB and USF1 in a transcriptional feed-forward loop in order to stimulate MKP1 expression in human immunodeficiency virus-infected podocytes. Mol Cell Biol. 2008 Sep; 28(18):5785-94.
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Pattern of transcription factor activation in Helicobacter pylori-infected Mongolian gerbils. Gastroenterology. 2007 Mar; 132(3):1024-38.
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Tumor-suppression function of transcription factor USF2 in prostate carcinogenesis. Oncogene. 2006 Jan 26; 25(4):579-87.
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Regulation of the estrogen receptor alpha minimal promoter by Sp1, USF-1 and ERalpha. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2004 May; 85(2):111-20.
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Genetic manipulation of mammary gland development and lactation. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2004; 554:229-51.
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Diminished milk synthesis in upstream stimulatory factor 2 null mice is associated with decreased circulating oxytocin and decreased mammary gland expression of eukaryotic initiation factors 4E and 4G. Mol Endocrinol. 2003 Nov; 17(11):2251-67.
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Molecular mechanisms underlying SHP-1 gene expression. Eur J Biochem. 2002 Jun; 269(12):3057-64.
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Human RNA helicase II/Gu gene: genomic organization and promoter analysis. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2001 Mar 09; 281(4):1006-11.
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The delayed activation of the prostaglandin G/H synthase-2 promoter in bovine granulosa cells is associated with down-regulation of truncated upstream stimulatory factor-2. J Biol Chem. 1999 Dec 03; 274(49):35037-45.