ERG

Also known as erg-3, p55, ETS-related gene, v-ets avian erythroblastosis virus E26 oncogene homolog, ERG, ETS transcription factor, ETS transcription factor ERG

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Gene data

ERG

Name: ETS transcription factor ERG
Type: protein-coding
Position: 38,380,027–38,661,780 (−)
Aliases: LMPHM14, erg-3, p55
Ensembl: ENSG00000157554
RefSeq RNA: NM_001136154.1, NM_001136155.1, NM_001243428.1, NM_001243429.1, NM_001243432.2
RefSeq protein: NP_001129626.1, NP_001129627.1, NP_001230357.1, NP_001230358.1, NP_001230361.1

This gene encodes a member of the erythroblast transformation-specific (ETS) family of transcriptions factors. All members of this family are key regulators of embryonic development, cell proliferation, differentiation, angiogenesis, inflammation, and apoptosis. The protein encoded by this gene is mainly expressed in the nucleus. It contains an ETS DNA-binding domain and a PNT (pointed) domain which is implicated in the self-association of chimeric oncoproteins. This protein is required for platelet adhesion to the subendothelium, inducing vascular cell remodeling. It also regulates hematopoesis, and the differentiation and maturation of megakaryocytic cells. This gene is involved in chromosomal translocations, resulting in different fusion gene products, such as TMPSSR2-ERG and NDRG1-ERG in prostate cancer, EWS-ERG in Ewing's sarcoma and FUS-ERG in acute myeloid leukemia. More than two dozens of transcript variants generated from combinatorial usage of three alternative promoters and multiple alternative splicing events have been reported, but the full-length nature of many of these variants has not been determined. [provided by RefSeq, Apr 2014].