Transcription Factors in Breast Cancer Oncogenesis and Progression.

Gene expression regulated through a set of transcription factors orchestrates the physiologic processes that drive mammary gland development, breast cancer oncogenesis, and breast cancer progression. This review highlights recent progress in our understanding of how transcriptional regulators mediate mammary gland development, mammary oncogenesis and maintenance of breast cancer stem cells, breast cancer phenotype, metastasis, and efforts to target transcription factors as a therapeutic approach in breast cancer.