Transcriptional activator that binds to DNA sequences containing the consensus pentanucleotide 5'-CGGA[AT]-3' (PubMed:7651741). Required for olfactory dopaminergic neuron differentiation; may directly activate expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) (By similarity). Very highly expressed in brain, highly expressed in testis, lung and heart, moderately in spleen, small intestine, pancreas and colon, weakly in liver, prostate and thymus, very weakly in skeletal muscle, kidney and ovary and not in placenta and peripheral blood leukocytes. Sumoylated. Phosphorylated at Ser-191 and Ser-216 by RPS6KA1 and RPS6KA5; phosphorylation activates transcriptional activity. The gene represented in this entry is involved in disease pathogenesis. A chromosomal aberration involving ETV1 is found in patients with Ewing sarcoma. Translocation t(7;22)(p22;q12) with EWSR1. Belongs to the ETS family. Extended N-terminus.