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Published in final edited form as: Biochim Biophys Acta. 2016 Nov 2;1860(5):598–603. doi: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2016.10.014

Table 1.

Regulation of NF-Y dependent gene expression by various specific cell types or signaling linked to normal development or pathogenic conditions

Genes Cell type Signaling Normal/Pathophysiology References
Type I collagen
(COL1A1, COL1A2)
Fibroblasts TGF-beta,
Mechanical
strain
Systemic sclerosis,
Fibrosis,
Hypertension
4, 36, 37
Dentin Sialophospho
protein (DSPP)
Odontoblasts BMP2 Tooth development 39
SOX9 Chondrocytes BMP2 Cartilage development 40
HOXB4 Hematopoietic
stem cells
(HSC)
HSC self-
renewal
Hematopoiesis 46
Major
histocompatibility
class II
B cells Interferon-
gamma
Immune response 10, 11
Tet 1/2 T regulatory
cells
Inflammatory
response
Immune homeostasis 47
OCT4/Nanog/Prdm14 Embryonic stem
cells (ESC)
ESC identity Early development 50
TopoIIalpha, CCNB1,
CCNB2, CDC25C,
and other cell cycle
regulated genes
Cancer cells Cell cycling,
Oncogenic
signaling by
wild-type and
mutant p53
Cell proliferation,
DNA damage response,
Cancer progression
1218,
2123
GRP78, GRP94, PDI,
and other
endoplasmic
reticulum (ER)
chaperones
Hepatocytes,
Islet beta-cells,
Neuronal cells,
Various
secretory cells
Unfolded
protein
response or
ER stress
mediated by
ATF6
activation
Genetic disorders
associated with protein
misfolding, Metabolic
disease,
Neurodegenerative
disease, Diabetes
5, 6, 19, 20,
2426, 44, 45
HMG-CoA synthase,
SQLE, DHCR24, and
other Cholesterol
biosynthesis genes,
and FASN, SCD, and
lipid biosynthesis
genes
Hepatocytes,
Adipocytes,
Various
lipogenic cells
Sterol
balance,
nutritional
response
mediated by
SREBP1
activation
Metabolic syndrome,
Hepatosteatosis,
Lipotoxicity associated
disease
79, 27, 28