A transcription factor network represses CFTR gene expression in airway epithelial cells.
Mutolo MJ, Leir SH, Fossum SL, Browne JA, Harris A. A transcription factor network represses CFTR gene expression in airway epithelial cells. Biochemical Journal 2018, 475: 1323-1334. PMID: 29572268, PMCID: PMC6380350, DOI: 10.1042/bcj20180044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosisTranscription factorsAirway epitheliumEpithelial cellsCalu-3 lung epithelial cellsPrimary human bronchial epithelial cellsAirway epithelium resultsKrüppel-like factor 5Novel therapeutic targetAirway epithelial cellsEts homologous factorHuman bronchial epithelial cellsTranscription factor networkBronchial epithelial cellsLung epithelial cellsTissue-specific enhancersCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneCFTR gene expressionAirway expressionTransmembrane conductance regulator geneLung diseaseCFTR mRNA levelsPancreatic ductTherapeutic targetCF morbidity