ERG


Summary: 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].

NameOMIM IDEnsembl IDHGNC IDPHARMGKB IDMap Location
ERG, ETS transcription factorMIM:165080Ensembl:ENSG00000157554HGNC:HGNC:3446PA2785821q22.2

GO terms in ERG


Term TypeEvidence TypeGO Term IDGO Des.
MFIDAGO:0000978RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
MFIBAGO:0000981RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
MFISAGO:0000981RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
MFISMGO:0000981RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
MFNASGO:0000981RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity, sequence-specific DNA binding
MFICGO:0001077transcriptional activator activity, RNA polymerase II proximal promoter sequence-specific DNA binding
MFTASGO:0003677DNA binding
MFIEAGO:0003682chromatin binding
MFIPIGO:0005515protein binding
CCIBAGO:0005634nucleus
CCIEAGO:0005737cytoplasm
CCIDAGO:1990904ribonucleoprotein complex
BPIEAGO:0003197endocardial cushion development
BPIEAGO:0003199endocardial cushion to mesenchymal transition involved in heart valve formation
BPIBAGO:0006357regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
BPIEAGO:0006366transcription by RNA polymerase II
BPTASGO:0006468protein phosphorylation
BPTASGO:0007165signal transduction
BPTASGO:0007275multicellular organism development
BPTASGO:0008283cell proliferation
BPIEAGO:0016477cell migration
BPIBAGO:0030154cell differentiation
BPIDAGO:0045944positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
BPIMPGO:0045944positive regulation of transcription by RNA polymerase II
BPIEAGO:2000504positive regulation of blood vessel remodeling

Gene expression in normal tissue: ERG

Gene-model tissue-cancer distribution: Bubble Plot

Gene-drug pathway distribution

Pathways in ERG


DatabasePathway IDPathway Des.
kegghsa05202Transcriptional misregulation in cancer - Homo sapiens (human)
kegghsa05215Prostate cancer - Homo sapiens (human)
wikipathwaysWP1992TarBasePathway
wikipathwaysWP2005miR-targeted genes in muscle cell - TarBase
wikipathwaysWP2263Androgen Receptor Network in Prostate Cancer
wikipathwaysWP3888VEGFA-VEGFR2 Signaling Pathway

Gene-Drug: Aster Plot


Drug IDDrug NameModel Num.
iGMDRD192CIL563
iGMDRD513BML-2591
iGMDRD369TGX-1152
iGMDRD147Prima-13
iGMDRD246NPC263
iGMDRD690PRIMA-1MET3
iGMDRD399Selumetinib2
iGMDRD286Nsc 6328393
iGMDRD188Piperlongumine8
iGMDRD269Purmorphamine1
iGMDRD398Sepantronium3
iGMDRD329Merck602
iGMDRD424Tamatinib3
iGMDRD560MK-22062
iGMDRD701NVP-AUY9223
iGMDRD126Tipifarnib2
iGMDRD512nutlin 33
iGMDRD945ML2143
iGMDRD85Ursolic acid2
iGMDRD61Kinetin riboside2

Gene in drug-gene network: Network Plot

Gene-drug targets distribution

Gene Structure: PDB

Models in ERG

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