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Review
. 2025 Mar;62(3):3293-3304.
doi: 10.1007/s12035-024-04432-w. Epub 2024 Sep 13.

The Role of Pea3 Transcription Factor Subfamily in the Nervous System

Basak Kandemir  1   2 , Isil Aksan Kurnaz  3
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Review

The Role of Pea3 Transcription Factor Subfamily in the Nervous System

Basak Kandemir et al. Mol Neurobiol. 2025 Mar.

Abstract

ETS domain transcription factor superfamily is highly conserved throughout metazoa and is involved in many aspects of development and tissue morphogenesis, and as such, the deregulation of ETS proteins is quite common in many diseases, including cancer. The PEA3 subfamily in particular has been extensively studied with respect to tumorigenesis and metastasis; however, they are also involved in the development of many tissues with branching morphogenesis, such as lung or kidney development. In this review, we aim to summarize findings from various studies on the role of Pea3 subfamily members in nervous system development in the embryo, as well as their functions in the adult neurons. We further discuss the different signals that were shown to regulate the function of the Pea3 family and indicate how this signal-dependent regulation of Pea3 proteins can generate neuronal circuit specificity through unique gene regulation. Finally, we discuss how these developmental roles of Pea3 proteins relate to their role in tumorigenesis.

Keywords: Cancer; Development; ETS domain; Nervous system; Pea3; Stem cells.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declarations. Conflict of Interest: The authors declare no competing interests.

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