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ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Cell physiology2010

Acheron, a Lupus antigen family member, regulates integrin expression, adhesion, and motility in differentiating myoblasts.

Honor L Glenn, Zhaohui Wang, Lawrence M Schwartz

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Article in American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Honor L GlennPioneer Valley Life Sciences Institute, 3601 Main St., Springfield, MA 01199, USA. honor.glenn@bhs.org
Zhaohui Wang
Lawrence M Schwartz
University of Massachusetts Amherst · USPioneer (United States) · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acheron (Achn) was originally identified as novel gene that is induced when insect muscles become committed to die at the end of metamorphosis. In separate studies, we have demonstrated that Achn acts upstream of MyoD and is required by mammalian myoblasts to either differentiate or undergo apoptosis following loss of growth factors. In the present study we examined the role of Achn in regulating integrin-extracellular matrix interactions that are required for myogenesis. Both control C2C12 myoblasts and those engineered to express ectopic Achn expressed the fibronectin receptor integrin alpha(5)beta(1) in the presence of growth factors and the laminin receptor alpha(7)beta(1) following growth factor withdrawal. Expression of the laminin receptor was blocked in cells expressing either Achn antisense or an Achn deletion mutant that blocks differentiation. Control cells and those expressing ectopic Achn undergo sequential and transient increases in both substrate adhesion and migration before cell fusion. Blockade of Achn expression reduced these effects on laminin but not on fibronectin. Taken together, these data suggest that Achn may influence differentiation in part via its control of cell adhesion dynamics.

Indexed as

AutoantigensBlotting, WesternCell DifferentiationCell MovementCytoskeletonDNA PrimersGenetic EngineeringHomeostasisHumansIntegrinsMicroscopy, FluorescenceMyoblastsPolymerase Chain ReactionReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRibonucleoproteinsRNA, MessengerAutoantigensDNA PrimersIntegrinsRibonucleoproteinsRNA, MessengerSS-B Antigen

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PMID19889961
PMCPMC2806151
OpenAlexW2107850838

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