RFX4 is an intrinsic factor for neuronal differentiation through induction of proneural genes POU3F2 and NEUROD1. | RFX4 is an intrinsic factor for neuronal differentiation through induction of proneural genes POU3F2 and NEUROD1. Choi W, Choe MS, Kim SM, Kim SJ, Lee J, Lee Y, Lee SM, Dho SH, Lee MY, Kim LK., Free PMC Article | 03/5/2024 |
CREB1 Facilitates GABAergic Neural Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells through BRN2 for Pain Alleviation and Locomotion Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury. | CREB1 Facilitates GABAergic Neural Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells through BRN2 for Pain Alleviation and Locomotion Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury. Kao Y, Zhu H, Yang Y, Shen W, Song W, Zhang R, Liu Y, Liu H, Kong X., Free PMC Article | 01/16/2024 |
Monoallelic intragenic POU3F2 variants lead to neurodevelopmental delay and hyperphagic obesity, confirming the gene's candidacy in 6q16.1 deletions. | Monoallelic intragenic POU3F2 variants lead to neurodevelopmental delay and hyperphagic obesity, confirming the gene's candidacy in 6q16.1 deletions. Schönauer R, Jin W, Findeisen C, Valenzuela I, Devlin LA, Murrell J, Bedoukian EC, Pöschla L, Hantmann E, Riedhammer KM, Hoefele J, Platzer K, Biemann R, Campeau PM, Münch J, Heyne H, Hoffmann A, Ghosh A, Sun W, Dong H, Noé F, Wolfrum C, Woods E, Parker MJ, Neatu R, Le Guyader G, Bruel AL, Perrin L, Spiewak H, Genomics England Research Consortium, Missotte I, Fourgeaud M, Michaud V, Lacombe D, Paolucci SA, Buchan JG, Glissmeyer M, Popp B, Blüher M, Sayer JA, Halbritter J., Free PMC Article | 06/7/2023 |
Integrin alpha3 Mediates Stemness and Invasion of Glioblastoma by Regulating POU3F2. | Integrin α3 Mediates Stemness and Invasion of Glioblastoma by Regulating POU3F2. Yao J, Wang L. | 06/2/2023 |
CircPOLR2A Promotes Proliferation and Impedes Apoptosis of Glioblastoma Multiforme Cells by Up-regulating POU3F2 to Facilitate SOX9 Transcription. | CircPOLR2A Promotes Proliferation and Impedes Apoptosis of Glioblastoma Multiforme Cells by Up-regulating POU3F2 to Facilitate SOX9 Transcription. Chen Z, Mai Q, Wang Q, Gou Q, Shi F, Mo Z, Cui W, Zhuang W, Li W, Xu R, Zhou Z, Chen X, Zhang J. | 10/29/2022 |
Reciprocal Regulation of BRN2 and NOTCH1/2 Signaling Synergistically Drives Melanoma Cell Migration and Invasion. | Reciprocal Regulation of BRN2 and NOTCH1/2 Signaling Synergistically Drives Melanoma Cell Migration and Invasion. Fane ME, Chhabra Y, Spoerri L, Simmons JL, Ludwig R, Bonvin E, Goding CR, Sturm RA, Boyle GM, Haass NK, Piper M, Smith AG. | 06/25/2022 |
Transcription factor POU3F2 regulates TRIM8 expression contributing to cellular functions implicated in schizophrenia. | Transcription factor POU3F2 regulates TRIM8 expression contributing to cellular functions implicated in schizophrenia. Ding C, Zhang C, Kopp R, Kuney L, Meng Q, Wang L, Xia Y, Jiang Y, Dai R, Min S, Yao WD, Wong ML, Ruan H, Liu C, Chen C., Free PMC Article | 01/29/2022 |
BRN2 is a non-canonical melanoma tumor-suppressor. | BRN2 is a non-canonical melanoma tumor-suppressor. Hamm M, Sohier P, Petit V, Raymond JH, Delmas V, Le Coz M, Gesbert F, Kenny C, Aktary Z, Pouteaux M, Rambow F, Sarasin A, Charoenchon N, Bellacosa A, Sanchez-Del-Campo L, Mosteo L, Lauss M, Meijer D, Steingrimsson E, Jönsson GB, Cornell RA, Davidson I, Goding CR, Larue L., Free PMC Article | 07/10/2021 |
Transcriptome-wide transmission disequilibrium analysis identifies novel risk genes for autism spectrum disorder. | Transcriptome-wide transmission disequilibrium analysis identifies novel risk genes for autism spectrum disorder. Huang K, Wu Y, Shin J, Zheng Y, Siahpirani AF, Lin Y, Ni Z, Chen J, You J, Keles S, Wang D, Roy S, Lu Q., Free PMC Article | 06/26/2021 |
Unexpected High Levels of BRN2/POU3F2 Expression in Human Dermal Melanocytic Nevi. | Unexpected High Levels of BRN2/POU3F2 Expression in Human Dermal Melanocytic Nevi. Chitsazan A, Lambie D, Ferguson B, Handoko HY, Gabrielli B, Walker GJ, Boyle GM. | 01/9/2021 |
BRN4 Is a Novel Driver of Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and Is Selectively Released in Extracellular Vesicles with BRN2. | BRN4 Is a Novel Driver of Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer and Is Selectively Released in Extracellular Vesicles with BRN2. Bhagirath D, Yang TL, Tabatabai ZL, Majid S, Dahiya R, Tanaka Y, Saini S., Free PMC Article | 09/12/2020 |
Study investigated super-enhancer profiles in lung squamous cell carcinoma (LUSC) and identified a novel subtype in which SOX2 and a neural transcription factor BRN2 have key roles in determining its distinctive differentiation state. BRN2 serves as an interacting partner for SOX2 in this novel subtype, instead of p63 in the classical subtype of LUSC. | Epigenomic Profiling Discovers Trans-lineage SOX2 Partnerships Driving Tumor Heterogeneity in Lung Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Sato T, Yoo S, Kong R, Sinha A, Chandramani-Shivalingappa P, Patel A, Fridrikh M, Nagano O, Masuko T, Beasley MB, Powell CA, Zhu J, Watanabe H., Free PMC Article | 05/30/2020 |
POU3F2 may be a key regulator of gene expression in this disease-associated gene coexpression module. | The transcription factor POU3F2 regulates a gene coexpression network in brain tissue from patients with psychiatric disorders. Chen C, Meng Q, Xia Y, Ding C, Wang L, Dai R, Cheng L, Gunaratne P, Gibbs RA, Min S, Coarfa C, Reid JG, Zhang C, Jiao C, Jiang Y, Giase G, Thomas A, Fitzgerald D, Brunetti T, Shieh A, Xia C, Wang Y, Wang Y, Badner JA, Gershon ES, White KP, Liu C., Free PMC Article | 10/12/2019 |
These results suggest that the proliferative population within melanoma tumors express MITF, and both MITF and BRN2 are important for metastatic growth in vivo. This finding highlights the importance of BRN2 and MITF expression in development of melanoma metastasis. | MITF and BRN2 contribute to metastatic growth after dissemination of melanoma. Simmons JL, Pierce CJ, Al-Ejeh F, Boyle GM., Free PMC Article | 06/1/2019 |
CDKN2A suppresses the initiation of melanoma invasion through inhibition of BRN2. | Bi-allelic Loss of CDKN2A Initiates Melanoma Invasion via BRN2 Activation. Zeng H, Jorapur A, Shain AH, Lang UE, Torres R, Zhang Y, McNeal AS, Botton T, Lin J, Donne M, Bastian IN, Yu R, North JP, Pincus L, Ruben BS, Joseph NM, Yeh I, Bastian BC, Judson RL., Free PMC Article | 04/13/2019 |
BRN2 also suppresses an apoptosis-associated gene expression program to protect against UVB-, chemotherapy- and vemurafenib-induced apoptosis. Remarkably, BRN2 expression also correlates with a high single-nucleotide variation prevalence in human melanomas | BRN2 suppresses apoptosis, reprograms DNA damage repair, and is associated with a high somatic mutation burden in melanoma. Herbert K, Binet R, Lambert JP, Louphrasitthiphol P, Kalkavan H, Sesma-Sanz L, Robles-Espinoza CD, Sarkar S, Suer E, Andrews S, Chauhan J, Roberts ND, Middleton MR, Gingras AC, Masson JY, Larue L, Falletta P, Goding CR., Free PMC Article | 03/30/2019 |
NTF3 is a novel target gene of POU3F2 and that the POU3F2/NTF3 pathway plays a role in the process of neuronal differentiation. | NTF3 Is a Novel Target Gene of the Transcription Factor POU3F2 and Is Required for Neuronal Differentiation. Lin YJ, Hsin IL, Sun HS, Lin S, Lai YL, Chen HY, Chen TY, Chen YP, Shen YT, Wu HM., Free PMC Article | 12/22/2018 |
Re4sults show that BRN2 is: directly transcriptionally repressed by AR, required for the expression of terminal neuroendocrine markers and aggressive growth of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), and is highly expressed in human neuroendocrine prostate cancer and metastatic CRPC with low circulating PSA. | The Master Neural Transcription Factor BRN2 Is an Androgen Receptor-Suppressed Driver of Neuroendocrine Differentiation in Prostate Cancer. Bishop JL, Thaper D, Vahid S, Davies A, Ketola K, Kuruma H, Jama R, Nip KM, Angeles A, Johnson F, Wyatt AW, Fazli L, Gleave ME, Lin D, Rubin MA, Collins CC, Wang Y, Beltran H, Zoubeidi A. | 11/4/2017 |
These findings not only shed light on the molecular mechanism of the anticancer properties of capsaicin, but also the transcription regulation of tNOX expression that may potentially explain how POU3F2 is associated with tumorigenesis. | Capsaicin Inhibited Aggressive Phenotypes through Downregulation of Tumor-Associated NADH Oxidase (tNOX) by POU Domain Transcription Factor POU3F2. Chen HY, Lee YH, Chen HY, Yeh CA, Chueh PJ, Lin YM., Free PMC Article | 04/15/2017 |
Data indicate that NFIB protein increases EZH2 protein expression downstream of BRN2 protein, which further decreases MITF protein levels. | NFIB Mediates BRN2 Driven Melanoma Cell Migration and Invasion Through Regulation of EZH2 and MITF. Fane ME, Chhabra Y, Hollingsworth DEJ, Simmons JL, Spoerri L, Oh TG, Chauhan J, Chin T, Harris L, Harvey TJ, Muscat GEO, Goding CR, Sturm RA, Haass NK, Boyle GM, Piper M, Smith AG., Free PMC Article | 03/25/2017 |
We show that POU3F2 lies downstreamof SIM1 and controls oxytocin expression in the hypothalamic neuroendocrine preoptic area. We show that this finding is consistent with the expression patterns of POU3F2 and related genes in the human brain. | Small 6q16.1 Deletions Encompassing POU3F2 Cause Susceptibility to Obesity and Variable Developmental Delay with Intellectual Disability. Kasher PR, Schertz KE, Thomas M, Jackson A, Annunziata S, Ballesta-Martinez MJ, Campeau PM, Clayton PE, Eaton JL, Granata T, Guillén-Navarro E, Hernando C, Laverriere CE, Liedén A, Villa-Marcos O, McEntagart M, Nordgren A, Pantaleoni C, Pebrel-Richard C, Sarret C, Sciacca FL, Wright R, Kerr B, Glasgow E, Banka S., Free PMC Article | 06/28/2016 |
BRN2 is a higher level regulator than ASCL1 and ND1 and BRN2 might be involved in aggressiveness of small cell lung cancer. | POU domain transcription factor BRN2 is crucial for expression of ASCL1, ND1 and neuroendocrine marker molecules and cell growth in small cell lung cancer. Ishii J, Sato H, Sakaeda M, Shishido-Hara Y, Hiramatsu C, Kamma H, Shimoyamada H, Fujiwara M, Endo T, Aoki I, Yazawa T. | 09/28/2013 |
TTF1 expression in small-cell lung cancer is a cell lineage-specific phenomenon that involves the developing neural cell-specific homeoprotein BRN2. | Neural lineage-specific homeoprotein BRN2 is directly involved in TTF1 expression in small-cell lung cancer. Sakaeda M, Sato H, Ishii J, Miyata C, Kamma H, Shishido-Hara Y, Shimoyamada H, Fujiwara M, Endo T, Tanaka R, Kondo H, Goya T, Aoki I, Yazawa T. | 05/18/2013 |
The present study investigated transcriptional regulation of CDH13 in melanoma. Found an inverse correlation between BRN2 and T-cadherin protein and transcript expression in melanoma. | BRN2 is a transcriptional repressor of CDH13 (T-cadherin) in melanoma cells. Ellmann L, Joshi MB, Resink TJ, Bosserhoff AK, Kuphal S. | 04/20/2013 |
PI3K has a crucial role in regulating Brn-2 and Pax3 expression and neoplasm invasiveness, and it is a key determinant of melanoma subpopulation diversity. | A phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Pax3 axis regulates Brn-2 expression in melanoma. Bonvin E, Falletta P, Shaw H, Delmas V, Goding CR., Free PMC Article | 01/5/2013 |