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Slug, a member of the Snail family of C2H2-type zinc finger transcription factors, was initially identified to be involved in epithelial-mesenchymal transitions as well as the formation of the neural tube during vertebrate embryogenesis. Like Snail, Slug transcription can be induced by growth factors such as FGF, BMP, and TGF-beta. Once expressed, Slug will bind E-box regions of promoters and repress transcription of genes such as E-cadherin and Claudin-1. More recently, its expression in breast, esophogeal, and colorectal carcinomas has been correlated with poor prognosis for survival. Furthermore, Slug can protect hemopoietic progenitor cells from radiation-induced apoptosis by repressing the p53-mediated transcription of Puma, a BH3-only antagonist of the anti-apoptotic members of the Bcl-2 family.
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Protein Aliases: MGC10182; Neural crest transcription factor Slug; Protein snail homolog 2; slug (chicken homolog), zinc finger protein; snail family zinc finger 2; snail homolog 2; Zinc finger protein SNAI2
Gene Aliases: SLUG; SLUGH; SLUGH1; SNAI2; SNAIL2; WS2D
UniProt ID: (Human) O43623
Entrez Gene ID: (Human) 6591
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