Fli1 acts downstream of Etv2 to govern cell survival and vascular homeostasis via positive autoregulation.
Fli1 acts downstream of Etv2 to govern cell survival and vascular homeostasis via positive autoregulation.
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FLI1通过阳性自动调节来控制ETV2的下游，以控制细胞存活和血管稳态。
DOI：
10.1161/circresaha.1134303145
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发表时间：
2014-05-23
影响因子：
20.1
通讯作者：
Ferdous A
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作者：
Abedin MJ;Nguyen A;Jiang N;Perry CE;Shelton JM;Watson DK;Ferdous A
Cardiovascular health depends on proper development and integrity of blood vessels. Etv2 (Ets variant 2), a member of the E26 transforming specific (ETS) family of transcription factors, is essential to initiate a transcriptional program leading to vascular morphogenesis in early mouse embryos. However, endothelial expression of the Etv2 gene ceases at mid-gestation; therefore, vascular development past this stage must continue independent of Etv2. To identify molecular mechanisms underlying transcriptional regulation of vascular morphogenesis and homeostasis in the absence of Etv2. Utilizing loss- and gain-of-function strategies and a series of molecular techniques, we identify Fli1 (Friend leukemia integration 1), another ETS family transcription factor, as a downstream target of Etv2. We demonstrate that Etv2 binds to conserved Ets-binding sites (EBSs) within the promoter region of the Fli1 gene and governs Fli1 expression. Importantly, in the absence of Etv2 at mid-gestation, binding of Etv2 at EBSs in the Fli1 promoter is replaced by Fli1 protein itself, sustaining expression of Fli1 as well as selective Etv2-regulated endothelial genes to promote endothelial cell survival and vascular integrity. Consistent with this, we report that Fli1 binds to the conserved EBSs within promoter and enhancer regions of other Etv2-regulated endothelial genes, including Tie2, to control their expression at and beyond mid-gestation. We have identified a novel positive feed-forward regulatory loop in which Etv2 activates expression of genes involved in vasculogenesis, including Fli1. Once the program is activated in early embryos, Fli1 then takes over to sustain the process in the absence of Etv2.
