Elk1 - ELK1, member of ETS oncogene family

This gene is a member of the Ets family of transcription factors and of the ternary complex factor (TCF) subfamily. Proteins of the TCF subfamily form a ternary complex by binding to the the serum response factor and the serum response element in the promoter of the c-fos proto-oncogene. The protein encoded by this gene is a nuclear target for the ras-raf-MAPK signaling cascade. This gene may produce multiple isoforms by the use of alternative translational start codons. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2012]