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ArticleBMC molecular biology2008

Comparative in silico analysis identifies bona fide MyoD binding sites within the Myocyte stress 1 gene promoter.

Samir Ounzain, Caroline S Dacwag, Nilesh J Samani, Anthony N Imbalzano, Nelson W Chong

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Article in BMC molecular biology, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Samir OunzainCardiology Group, Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Clinical Sciences Wing, Glenfield General Hospital, Leicester, LE3 9QP, UK. so41@le.ac.uk
Caroline S Dacwag
Nilesh J Samani
Anthony N Imbalzano
Nelson W Chong
Glenfield Hospital · GBUniversity of Massachusetts Chan Medical School · USUniversity of Leicester · GB

Funding

TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR FUNCTION IN CHROMATINR01GM056244 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI IMBALZANO, ANTHONY N · 1997 to 2019
$6.7M
NIGMS NIH HHS GM56244NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM056244
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMyocyte stress 1 (MS1) is a striated muscle actin binding protein required for the muscle specific activity of the evolutionary ancient myocardin related transcription factor (MRTF)/serum response factor (SRF) transcriptional pathway. To date, little is known about the molecular mechanisms that govern skeletal muscle specific expression of MS1. Such mechanisms are likely to play a major role in modulating SRF activity and therefore muscle determination, differentiation and regeneration. In this study we employed a comparative in silico analysis coupled with an experimental promoter characterisation to delineate these mechanisms.

resultsAnalysis of MS1 expression in differentiating C2C12 muscle cells demonstrated a temporal differentiation dependent up-regulation in ms1 mRNA. An in silico comparative sequence analysis identified two conserved putative myogenic regulatory domains within the proximal 1.5 kbp of 5' upstream sequence. Co-transfecting C2C12 myoblasts with ms1 promoter/luciferase reporters and myogenic regulatory factor (MRF) over-expression plasmids revealed specific sensitivity of the ms1 promoter to MyoD. Subsequent mutagenesis and EMSA analysis demonstrated specific targeting of MyoD at two distinct E-Boxes (E1 and E2) within identified evolutionary conserved regions (ECRs, alpha and beta). Chromatin immunoprecipitation (ChIP) analysis indicates that co-ordinated binding of MyoD at E-Boxes located within ECRs alpha and beta correlates with the temporal induction in ms1 mRNA.

conclusionThese findings suggest that the tissue specific and differentiation dependent up-regulation in ms1 mRNA is mediated by temporal binding of MyoD at distinct evolutionary conserved E-Boxes within the ms1 5' upstream sequence. We believe, through its activation of ms1, this is the first study to demonstrate a direct link between MyoD activity and SRF transcriptional signalling, with clear implications for the understanding of muscle determination, differentiation and regeneration.

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Computational BiologyMuscle DevelopmentPromoter Regions, GeneticAnimalsBinding SitesGene Regulatory NetworksHumansMiceMuscle ProteinsMutagenesis, Site-DirectedMyoD ProteinNIH 3T3 CellsMuscle ProteinsMyoD Protein

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PMID18489770
PMCPMC2408591
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