5' UTR control of native ERG and of Tmprss2:ERG variants activity in prostate cancer.

ERG, a member of the ETS transcription factor family, is frequently overexpressed in prostate cancer as a result of its fusion to the androgen-responsive Tmprss2 gene. Different genomic rearrangements and alternative splicing events around the junction region lead to multiple combination of Tmprss2:...

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Main Authors: Francesca Zammarchi, George Boutsalis, Luca Cartegni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3589450?pdf=render