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. 2020 Dec 24;11(2):612–636. doi: 10.1039/d0ra07971e

Functions of mammalian bromodomain and extra-terminal domain (BET) proteins.

BET protein Functions References
BRD2 − Promotion of E2F-dependent cell cycle progression in HeLa and HEK293 cells 110 and 111
− Closure of the neural tube in mouse embryos 112 and 113
− Maintenance of the number of GABAergic neurons in the neocortex and the striatum of mice 114
− Assist of transcription in hyperacetylated chromatin (Property of histone-chaperone) 77
− Transcriptional activation of HOXA11 and D11 in HEK293 cells 115
− Enhancement of GATA1-mediated erythroid gene activation 116
− Interaction with LANA of KSHV that mediates episomal replication and persistence of viral genomes 117 and 118
BRD3 − Assist of transcription in hyperacetylated chromatin (Property of histone-chaperone) 77
− Transcriptional activation of HOXB3, B4, B5, B6, C8, C9, C10, A3, A5, A6, and A7 in HEK293 cells 115
− Enhancement of GATA1-mediated erythroid gene activation 116
− Carcinogenesis induced by BRD3-NUT fusion protein 119
BRD4 − Stimulation of G2/M transition in HeLa cells 80
− Cell cycle progression in P19 embryonal carcinoma cells 81
− Maintenance of inner cell mass in mouse blastocysts 120
− Transcriptional activation of Nanog required for maintaining the pluripotency of ES cells 121
− Release from a pause in transcription elongation 122 and 123
− Assist of transcription in hyperacetylated chromatin (Property of histone-chaperone) 124
− Transcriptional activation of c-Myc and Klf4 in NIH3T3 cells 124
− Transcriptional activation of HOXB2, B3, B4, B5, B6, B7, B8, A4, and C5 in HEK293 cells 115
− Transcriptional regulation of genes involved in learning and memory in mice 125
− Enhancement of INF-induced gene transcription 126
− Signal transducer of the cellular response to oxidative stress 127
− Prevention of splicing inhibition in heat stress-induced cells 128
− A gene bookmark for transcriptional reactivation in post-mitotic cells 129 and 130
− Carcinogenesis induced by BRD4-NUT fusion protein 119 and 131
− Interaction with LANA of KSHV that mediates episomal replication and persistence of viral genomes 132 and 133
− Tethering of BPV genome to host mitotic chromosomes 134
− Transcriptional regulation of E2 that mediates episomal maintenance and DNA replication of HPV genome 135–137
BRDT − Transcriptional regulation of genes responsible for meiotic progression during spermatogenesis 126
− Splicing machinery in testicular cells 138
− Chromatin remodelling in MEL, 3T3, and COS7 cells 139–141
− Histone replacement at post-meiotic stages during spermatogenesis 125