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Moreover, in mammary epithelial cells driven by oncogenic Ras, increased ERF activity interferes with TGF‑β–induced epithelial‐to‐mesenchymal transition (EMT) via repression of key mediators, and ERF directly downregulates c‑Myc transcription to suppress cell cycle progression and ras‐dependent tumorigenicity."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "3"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nIn the context of embryonic development, ERF is indispensable for proper differentiation and organogenesis. Its activity is required for extraembryonic ectoderm differentiation and chorioallantoic attachment during placental formation—with its absence causing developmental arrest and lethality—as well as for orchestrating embryonic hematopoiesis, where ERF loss leads to immature and reduced blood cell populations and severe anemia. In addition, diminished ERF function in calvarial progenitors has been linked to craniosynostosis, and pharmacological strategies that boost residual ERF activity have demonstrated partial amelioration of these skull‐development defects."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "4", "end_ref": "6"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": "\n\n"}, {"type": "p", "children": [{"type": "t", "text": "\nBeyond oncogenesis and developmental pathways, ERF contributes to tissue-specific gene regulation and stem cell biology. In skeletal muscle, for instance, ERF directly represses the extrasynaptic expression of utrophin-A, a key step in establishing neuromuscular junction identity. In mouse embryonic stem cells, nuclear translocation of ERF in response to RAS/MEK inhibition allows it to bind enhancer regions of pluripotency genes and RAS-dependent targets, thereby maintaining appropriate stem cell growth and differentiation potential. 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