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ArticlePloS one2026

Tceal7 is a BRG1-regulated target of calcineurin signaling that promotes myoblast differentiation.

Sandhya Yadav, Tapan Sharma, Monserrat Olea-Flores, Teresita Padilla-Benavides, Anthony N Imbalzano

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Sandhya YadavDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Tapan SharmaDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Monserrat Olea-FloresDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Teresita Padilla-BenavidesDepartment of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4624-0822
Anthony N ImbalzanoDepartment of Biochemistry and Molecular Biotechnology, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Funding

Regulation of gene expression by chromatin remodeling enzymes - Administrative SupplementR35GM136393 · NIGMS · UNIV OF MASSACHUSETTS MED SCH WORCESTER · PI IMBALZANO, ANTHONY N · 2020 to 2024
$2.1M
Mechanisms of Cu-binding factors to promote myogenic gene expressionR01AR077578 · NIAMS · WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY · PI Teresita Del Nino Jesus Padilla-Benavides · 2021 to 2026
$2.1M
NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR077578NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM136393
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Abstract

The transcriptional control of skeletal muscle differentiation requires the coordinated activity of lineage-defining transcription factors, signal-responsive regulators, chromatin modifiers, and ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling enzymes. Here, we identify TCEAL7, a member of the X-linked, poorly characterized TCEAL family of proteins, as a direct downstream target of BRG1-containing mammalian SWI/SNF (mSWI/SNF) complexes and calcineurin signaling during myoblast differentiation. Analyses of previously published datasets showed that pharmacological inhibition of mSWI/SNF bromodomains or knockdown of the BRG1 ATPase, but not knockdown of the homologue BRM ATPase, significantly reduced Tceal7 expression in differentiating C2C12 myoblasts. We demonstrate that BRG1 occupancy at the Tceal7 promoter increased during differentiation, paralleling the induction of Tceal7 expression and nuclear accumulation of TCEAL7 protein. BRG1 functions in part by integrating calcium-dependent cues via the phosphatase calcineurin (Cn); we also determined that Cn knockdown or pharmacological inhibition of Cn suppressed Tceal7 expression and impaired myoblast differentiation. The data suggest that both BRG1-driven chromatin remodeling and Cn signaling converge on Tceal7 regulation. Functionally, Tceal7 knockdown altered cell proliferation and disrupted myoblast differentiation, at least in part due to reduced expression of Myogenin, which encodes a transcription factor that is an essential differentiation determinant. RNA-seq analysis revealed broad dysregulation of myogenic, metabolic, and cell-cycle gene programs in Tceal7-deficient cells, including changes in cyclin-dependent kinase-regulated pathways consistent with prior reports linking TCEAL7 to cell-cycle control. Together, these findings identify TCEAL7 as a necessary component of the myogenic regulatory network whose expression is controlled by BRG1-dependent chromatin remodeling and Cn activity.

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CalcineurinCell DifferentiationDNA HelicasesMyoblastsNuclear ProteinsSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsAnimalsCell LineCell ProliferationChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyMiceMuscle DevelopmentPromoter Regions, GeneticCalcineurinDNA HelicasesNuclear ProteinsSmarca4 protein, mouseTranscription Factors

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PMCPMC13581019

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