SOX4 gene and lung development / 国际儿科学杂志

ABSTRACT

SOX4 is a member of the group C subfamily of the SOX transcription factors and has a criti-cal role during embryogenesis and in controlling cell fate.SOX4 can participate in TGF-β,Wnt signaling ways to mediate cell differentiation,proliferation,migration.SOX4 can facilitate epithelial-mesenchymal transition by di-rectly regulating EZH2 expression.It is one of the 64 genes that constitute a general signature in all human canc-ers.SOX4 is widely expressed in lung and establishes the lung structure in lung development.Here,we provide an overview of role of SOX4 in cell and lung development.