0 3 The the DT 4 8 role role NN 9 11 of of IN 12 17 early early JJ 18 24 growth growth NN 25 33 response response NN 34 38 gene gene NN 39 40 1 1 CD 41 42 ( ( ( 42 47 egr-1 egr-1 NN 47 48 ) ) ) 49 51 in in IN 52 62 regulation regulation NN 63 65 of of IN 66 69 the the DT 70 76 immune immune JJ 77 85 response response NN 85 86 . . . 88 91 The the DT 92 101 induction induction NN 102 104 of of IN 105 114 immediate immediate JJ 115 120 early early JJ 121 126 genes gene NNS 127 129 in in IN 130 135 cells cell NNS 136 138 of of IN 139 142 the the DT 143 149 immune immune JJ 150 156 system system NN 157 159 is be VBZ 160 168 critical critical JJ 169 171 to to TO 172 183 determining determine VBG 184 187 the the DT 188 196 ultimate ultimate JJ 197 204 outcome outcome NN 205 207 of of IN 208 216 exposure exposure NN 217 219 to to TO 220 227 antigen antigen NN 227 228 . . . 229 232 The the DT 233 243 importance importance NN 244 246 of of IN 247 251 many many JJ 252 254 of of IN 255 260 these these DT 261 266 genes gene NNS 267 274 relates relate VBZ 275 277 to to TO 278 281 the the DT 282 286 role role NN 287 292 their their PRP$ 293 306 transcription transcription NN 307 313 factor factor NN 314 322 products product NNS 323 327 play play VBP 328 330 in in IN 331 340 dictating dictate VBG 341 349 patterns pattern NNS 350 352 of of IN 353 363 expression expression NN 364 366 of of IN 367 377 downstream downstream JJ 377 378 , , , 379 395 function-related function-related JJ 396 401 genes gene NNS 401 402 . . . 403 411 Evidence evidence NN 412 416 from from IN 417 424 several several JJ 425 432 systems system NNS 433 442 indicates indicate VBZ 443 447 that that IN 448 451 the the DT 452 461 immediate immediate JJ 462 467 early early JJ 468 472 gene gene NN 472 473 , , , 474 479 egr-1 egr-1 NN 480 483 may may MD 484 486 be be VB 487 489 of of IN 490 500 particular particular JJ 501 511 importance importance NN 512 514 in in IN 515 518 the the DT 519 525 immune immune JJ 526 532 system system NN 532 533 . . . 534 542 Recently recently RB 542 543 , , , 544 547 the the DT 548 553 egr-1 egr-1 NN 554 562 promoter promoter NN 563 566 has have VBZ 567 571 been be VBN 572 577 shown show VBN 578 580 to to TO 581 583 be be VB 584 590 highly highly RB 591 601 responsive responsive JJ 602 604 to to TO 605 608 the the DT 609 616 diverse diverse JJ 617 628 biochemical biochemical JJ 629 636 signals signal NNS 637 646 generated generate VBN 647 649 by by IN 650 657 antigen antigen NN 658 661 and and CC 662 671 cytokines cytokine NNS 672 674 in in IN 675 680 cells cell NNS 681 683 of of IN 684 687 the the DT 688 694 immune immune JJ 695 701 system system NN 701 702 . . . 703 714 Furthermore furthermore RB 714 715 , , , 716 718 an an DT 719 728 important important JJ 729 733 role role NN 734 737 for for IN 738 743 egr-1 egr-1 NN 744 746 in in IN 747 758 determining determine VBG 759 762 the the DT 763 778 differentiation differentiation NN 779 786 pathway pathway NN 787 789 of of IN 790 797 myeloid myeloid JJ 798 802 cell cell NN 803 813 precursors precursor NNS 814 817 has have VBZ 818 822 been be VBN 823 831 recently recently RB 832 842 elaborated elaborate VBN 842 843 . . . 844 851 Finally finally RB 851 852 , , , 853 862 potential potential JJ 863 870 targets target NNS 871 873 of of IN 874 884 regulation regulation NN 885 887 by by IN 888 891 the the DT 892 903 zinc-finger zinc-finger NN 904 917 transcription transcription NN 918 924 factor factor NN 925 932 encoded encode VBN 933 935 by by IN 936 941 egr-1 egr-1 NN 942 949 include include VBP 950 953 the the DT 954 967 interleukin-2 interleukin-2 NN 967 968 , , , 969 973 CD44 CD44 NNP 973 974 , , , 975 981 ICAM-1 ICAM-1 NNP 981 982 , , , 983 986 and and CC 987 992 tumor tumor NN 993 1001 necrosis necrosis NN 1002 1008 factor factor NN 1009 1014 genes gene NNS 1014 1015 . . . 1016 1019 The the DT 1020 1024 role role NN 1025 1027 of of IN 1028 1033 egr-1 egr-1 NN 1034 1036 in in IN 1037 1047 regulation regulation NN 1048 1050 of of IN 1051 1054 the the DT 1055 1061 immune immune JJ 1062 1070 response response NN 1071 1075 will will MD 1076 1078 be be VB 1079 1088 discussed discuss VBN 1089 1091 in in IN 1092 1095 the the DT 1096 1103 context context NN 1104 1106 of of IN 1107 1112 these these DT 1113 1119 recent recent JJ 1120 1127 studies study NNS 1127 1128 . . .