scholarly journals A screen for Twist-interacting proteins identifies Twinstar as a regulator of muscle development during embryogenesis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mridula Balakrishnan ◽  
Austin Howard ◽  
Shannon F. Yu ◽  
Katie Sommer ◽  
Scott J. Nowak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Muscle Development ◽  
Genetic Interaction ◽  
Interacting Proteins ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2 ◽  
Muscle Formation ◽  
Key Events ◽  
Double Interaction ◽  
Enhancer Factor

ABSTRACTMyogenesis in Drosophila relies on the activity of the transcription factor Twist during several key events of mesoderm differentiation. To identify the mechanism(s) by which Twist establishes a unique gene expression profile in specific spatial and temporal locales, we employed a yeast-based double interaction screen to discover new Twist-interacting proteins (TIPs) at the myocyte enhancer factor 2 (mef2) and tinman (tinB) myogenic enhancers. We identified a number of proteins that interacted with Twist at one or both enhancers, and whose interactions with Twist and roles in muscle development were previously unknown. Through genetic interaction studies, we find that Twinstar (Tsr), and its regulators are required for muscle formation. Loss of function and null mutations in tsr and its regulators result in missing and/or misattached muscles. Our data suggest that the yeast double interaction screen is a worthy approach to investigate spatial-temporal mechanisms of transcriptional regulation in muscle and in other tissues.

scholarly journals Direct Interaction between Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2 (MEF2) and Protein Phosphatase 1α Represses MEF2-Dependent Gene Expression

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (12) ◽  
pp. 3355-3366 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. S. Perry ◽  
C. Yang ◽  
N. Soora ◽  
J. Salma ◽  
M. Marback ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Protein Interactions ◽  
Protein Phosphatase ◽  
Hippocampal Neurons ◽  
Neuronal Cell ◽  
Direct Interaction ◽  
Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2 ◽  
Myocyte Enhancer Factor ◽  
Enhancer Factor

ABSTRACT The myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) transcription factors play important roles in neuronal, cardiac, and skeletal muscle tissues. MEF2 serves as a nuclear sensor, integrating signals from several signaling cascades through protein-protein interactions with kinases, chromatin remodeling factors, and other transcriptional regulators. Here, we report a novel interaction between the catalytic subunit of protein phosphatase 1α (PP1α) and MEF2. Interaction occurs within the nucleus, and binding of PP1α to MEF2 potently represses MEF2-dependent transcription. The interaction utilizes uncharacterized domains in both PP1α and MEF2, and PP1α phosphatase activity is not obligatory for MEF2 repression. Moreover, a MEF2-PP1α regulatory complex leads to nuclear retention and recruitment of histone deacetylase 4 to MEF2 transcription complexes. PP1α-mediated repression of MEF2 overrides the positive influence of calcineurin signaling, suggesting PP1α exerts a dominant level of control over MEF2 function. Indeed, PP1α-mediated repression of MEF2 function interferes with the prosurvival effect of MEF2 in primary hippocampal neurons. The PP1α-MEF2 interaction constitutes a potent locus of control for MEF2-dependent gene expression, having potentially important implications for neuronal cell survival, cardiac remodeling in disease, and terminal differentiation of vascular, cardiac, and skeletal muscle.

scholarly journals Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2 and Chorion Factor 2 Collaborate in Activation of the Myogenic Program in Drosophila

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 1616-1629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen K. Kelly Tanaka ◽  
Anton L. Bryantsev ◽  
Richard M. Cripps
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Cell Fate ◽  
Control Cell ◽  
Actin Gene ◽  
Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2 ◽  
Myocyte Enhancer Factor ◽  
General Importance ◽  
Myogenic Program ◽  
Enhancer Factor

ABSTRACT The process of myogenesis requires the coordinated activation of many structural genes whose products are required for myofibril assembly, function, and regulation. Although numerous reports have documented the importance of the myogenic regulator myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) in muscle differentiation, the interaction of MEF2 with cofactors is critical to the realization of muscle fate. We identify here a genomic region required for full MEF2-mediated activation of actin gene expression in Drosophila, and we identify the zinc finger transcriptional regulator chorion factor 2 (CF2) as a factor functioning alongside MEF2 via this region. Furthermore, although both MEF2 and CF2 can individually activate actin gene expression, we demonstrate that these two factors collaborate in regulating the Actin57B target gene in vitro and in vivo. More globally, MEF2 and CF2 synergistically activate the enhancers of a number of muscle-specific genes, and loss of CF2 function in vivo results in reductions in the levels of several muscle structural gene transcripts. These findings validate a general importance of CF2 alongside MEF2 as a critical regulator of the myogenic program, identify a new regulator functioning with MEF2 to control cell fate, and provide insight into the network of regulatory events that shape the developing musculature.

scholarly journals MEF2 (Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2) Is Essential for Endothelial Homeostasis and the Atheroprotective Gene Expression Program

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao Wei Lu ◽  
Nina Martino ◽  
Brennan D. Gerlach ◽  
John M. Lamar ◽  
Peter A. Vincent ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Shear Stress ◽  
Transcription Factors ◽  
Gene Expression Program ◽  
Binding Motif ◽  
Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2 ◽  
Myocyte Enhancer Factor ◽  
Anti Inflammatory ◽  
Expression Program ◽  
Enhancer Factor

Objective: Atherosclerosis predominantly forms in regions of oscillatory shear stress while regions of laminar shear stress are protected. This protection is partly through the endothelium in laminar flow regions expressing an anti-inflammatory and antithrombotic gene expression program. Several molecular pathways transmitting these distinct flow patterns to the endothelium have been defined. Our objective is to define the role of the MEF2 (myocyte enhancer factor 2) family of transcription factors in promoting an atheroprotective endothelium. Approach and Results: Here, we show through endothelial-specific deletion of the 3 MEF2 factors in the endothelium, Mef2a, -c, and -d, that MEF2 is a critical regulator of vascular homeostasis. MEF2 deficiency results in systemic inflammation, hemorrhage, thrombocytopenia, leukocytosis, and rapid lethality. Transcriptome analysis reveals that MEF2 is required for normal regulation of 3 pathways implicated in determining the flow responsiveness of the endothelium. Specifically, MEF2 is required for expression of Klf2 and Klf4, 2 partially redundant factors essential for promoting an anti-inflammatory and antithrombotic endothelium. This critical requirement results in phenotypic similarities between endothelial-specific deletions of Mef2a/c/d and Klf2/4. In addition, MEF2 regulates the expression of Notch family genes, Notch1, Dll1, and Jag1, which also promote an atheroprotective endothelium. In contrast to these atheroprotective pathways, MEF2 deficiency upregulates an atherosclerosis promoting pathway through increasing the amount of TAZ (transcriptional coactivator with PDZ-binding motif). Conclusions: Our results implicate MEF2 as a critical upstream regulator of several transcription factors responsible for gene expression programs that affect development of atherosclerosis and promote an anti-inflammatory and antithrombotic endothelium.

The Caenorhabditis elegans NK-2 homeobox gene ceh-22 activates pharyngeal muscle gene expression in combination with pha-1 and is required for normal pharyngeal development

Development ◽  
1997 ◽  
Vol 124 (20) ◽  
pp. 3965-3973 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.G. Okkema ◽  
E. Ha ◽  
C. Haun ◽  
W. Chen ◽  
A. Fire
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Caenorhabditis Elegans ◽  
Muscle Development ◽  
Synergistic Effects ◽  
Chain Gene ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Pharyngeal Muscle ◽  
Muscle Gene Expression ◽  
Pharyngeal Muscles ◽  
Muscle Gene

Pharyngeal muscle development in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans appears to share similarities with cardiac muscle development in other species. We have previously described CEH-22, an NK-2 class homeodomain transcription factor similar to Drosophila tinman and vertebrate Nkx2-5, which is expressed exclusively in the pharyngeal muscles. In vitro, CEH-22 binds the enhancer from myo-2, a pharyngeal muscle-specific myosin heavy chain gene. In this paper, we examine the role CEH-22 plays in pharyngeal muscle development and gene activation by (a) ectopically expressing ceh-22 in transgenic C. elegans and (b) examining the phenotype of a ceh-22 loss-of-function mutant. These experiments indicate that CEH-22 is an activator of myo-2 expression and that it is required for normal pharyngeal muscle development. However, ceh-22 is necessary for neither formation of the pharyngeal muscles, nor for myo-2 expression. Our data suggest parallel and potentially compensating pathways contribute to pharyngeal muscle differentiation. We also examine the relationship between ceh-22 and the pharyngeal organ-specific differentiation gene pha-1. Mutations in ceh-22 and pha-1 have strongly synergistic effects on pharyngeal muscle gene expression; in addition, a pha-1 mutation enhances the lethal phenotype caused by a mutation in ceh-22. Wild-type pha-1 is not required for the onset of ceh-22 expression but it appears necessary for maintained expression of ceh-22.

scholarly journals Tiny Regulators of Massive Tissue: MicroRNAs in Skeletal Muscle Development, Myopathies, and Cancer Cachexia

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gurinder Bir Singh ◽  
Douglas B Cowan ◽  
Da-Zhi Wang
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Cancer Cachexia ◽  
Muscle Development ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Skeletal Muscle Development ◽  
Muscle Disorders ◽  
Muscle Biology ◽  
And Function

Skeletal muscles are the largest tissues in our body and the physiological function of muscle is essential to every aspect of life. The regulation of development, homeostasis, and metabolism is critical for the proper functioning of skeletal muscle. Consequently, understanding the processes involved in the regulation of myogenesis is of great interest. Non-coding RNAs especially microRNAs (miRNAs) are important regulators of gene expression and function. MiRNAs are small (~22 nucleotides long) noncoding RNAs known to negatively regulate target gene expression post-transcriptionally and are abundantly expressed in skeletal muscle. Gain- and loss-of function studies have revealed important roles of this class of small molecules in muscle biology and disease. In this review, we summarize the latest research that explores the role of miRNAs in skeletal muscle development, gene expression, and function as well as in muscle disorders like sarcopenia and Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Continuing with the theme of the current review series, we also briefly discuss the role of miRNAs in cancer cachexia.

scholarly journals CircFOXK2 Promotes Tumor Growth and Metastasis of Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma via Complexing with RNA Binding Proteins and Sponging MiR-942

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chi Hin Wong ◽  
Ut Kei Lou ◽  
Youjia Li ◽  
Stephen Lam Chan ◽  
Joanna Hung-Man Tong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Tumor Growth ◽  
Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Ductal Adenocarcinoma ◽  
List Type ◽  
Interacting Proteins ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Gain Of Function ◽  
Regulate Gene Expression ◽  
Regulate Gene

AbstractObjectiveCircular RNA (circRNA) is a novel class of non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression. However, the role of circRNAs in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is largely unknown.DesignWe performed circRNA sequencing of non-tumor HPDE and PDAC cells. We investigated the functions of circFOXK2 in PDAC by gain-of-function and loss-of-function assays. Bioinformatics analysis, luciferase assay and microRNA pulldown assays were performed to identify circFOXK2 interacting-miRNAs. To further investigate the mechanism, we performed circRNA-pulldown and mass spectrometry to identify circFOXK2-interacting proteins in PDAC.ResultsWe identified 169 differentially expressed circRNAs in PDAC cells. We validated that one of the circRNAs circFOXK2 was significantly up-regulated in PDAC cells and in 63 % of primary tumor (53 out of 84). Gain-of-function and loss-of-function assays demonstrated that circFOXK2 promoted PDAC cell growth, migration and invasion. CircFOXK2 was also involved in cell cycle progression and apoptosis. circFOXK2 functioned as sponge for miR-942, and in turn promoted the expression of miR-942 targets ANK1, GDNF and PAX6. Furthermore, circFOXK2 interacted with 94 proteins, which were involved in cell adhesion and mRNA splicing. Among these circFOXK2-interacting proteins, YBX1 and hnRNPK were validated by RNA immunoprecipitation. Importantly, circFOKX2 interacted with YBX1 and hnRNPK targets NUF2 and PDXK in PDAC cells. Knockdown of circFOXK2 reduced the binding of YBX1 and hnRNPK to NUF2 and PDXK, and in turn decreased their expressions in PDAC cells.ConclusionWe identified that circFOXK2 promoted PDAC cells growth and metastasis. Also, circFOXK2 complexed with YBX1 and hnRNPK to promote the expressions of oncogenic proteins.Significance of this studyWhat is already known on this subject?Differentially expressed circRNAs are involved in carcinogenesis of many cancers.CircRNAs function as microRNA sponges to regulate gene expression.The roles of circRNAs in PDAC progression is largely unknown.What are the new findings?circFOXK2 is upregulated in PDAC primary tumors.circFOXK2 promotes PDAC tumor growth and liver metastasis.circFOXK2 functions as sponges for miR-942 to promote the expressions of oncogenic ANK1, GDNF and PAX6.circFOXK2 complexes with YBX1 and hnRNPK to promote the expressions of oncogenic proteins in PDAC.How might it impact on clinical practice in the foreseeable future?circFOXK2 upregulation in PDAC may function as a novel biomarker for diagnosis.circFOXK2 may be a novel therapeutic target in treating PDAC.

scholarly journals The microprotein Minion controls cell fusion and muscle formation

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiao Zhang ◽  
Ajay Vashisht ◽  
Jason O’Rourke ◽  
Stéphane Y. Corbel ◽  
Rita Moran ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Cell Fusion ◽  
Noncoding Rna ◽  
Muscle Development ◽  
Transmembrane Protein ◽  
Loss Of Function ◽  
Reading Frame ◽  
Muscle Formation ◽  
Small Open Reading Frame ◽  
Cellular Fusion

Although recent evidence has pointed to the existence of small open reading frame (smORF)-encoded microproteins in mammals, the functional repertoire of this microproteome remains to be determined1. In skeletal muscle, proper development requires fusion of mononuclear progenitors to form multinucleated myotubes, a critical but poorly understood process2,3. Here we report the identification of a small ORF encoding an essential skeletal muscle specific microprotein we term Minion (microprotein inducer of fusion). Myogenic progenitors lacking Minion differentiate normally but fail to form syncytial myotubes, and Minion-deficient mice die perinatally with marked reduction in fused muscle fibers. This fusogenic activity is conserved to the human Minion ortholog, previously annotated as a long noncoding RNA. Loss-of-function studies demonstrate that Minion is the factor providing muscle specific fusogenic function for the transmembrane protein Myomaker4. Remarkably, we demonstrate that co-expression of Minion and Myomaker is sufficient to induce rapid cytoskeletal rearrangement and homogeneous cellular fusion, even in non-muscle cells. These findings establish Minion as a novel microprotein required for muscle development, and define a two-component program for the induction of mammalian cell fusion, enabling both research and translational applications. Importantly, these data also significantly expand the known functions of smORF-encoded microproteins, an under-explored source of proteomic diversity.

scholarly journals Zebrafish Danio rerio trunk muscle structure and growth from a spatial transcriptomics perspective

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guanting Liu ◽  
Takumi Ito ◽  
Yusuke Kijima ◽  
Kazutoshi Yoshitake ◽  
Shuichi Asakawa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Muscle Development ◽  
Enrichment Analysis ◽  
Muscle Structure ◽  
Go Enrichment ◽  
Muscle Hyperplasia ◽  
Muscle Formation ◽  
Myosin Binding ◽  
Teleost Muscle ◽  
Go Enrichment Analysis

Compared to mammals, some fish exhibit indeterminate growth characteristics, meaning they can continue growing throughout their lives. Zebrafish trunk skeletal muscle can in general be classified into slow, intermediate, and fast based on morphological and physiological characteristics. After hatching, hyperplasia can be observed in the muscles of juvenile zebrafish, and with growth, hyperplasia in the fast muscles gradually decreases until it stagnates, after which fast muscle development relies on hypertrophy. In slow muscle, hyperplasia continues throughout life. Teleost muscle structure and growth has been described mainly by morphological and physiological features based on the expression of a limited number of proteins, transcripts, and metabolites. The details of mechanism remain unclear. Visium Spatial Gene Expression solution was used in this study. On the adult slide, 10 clusters were obtained based on whole gene expression similarities. The spatial expression of myosin heave chains, myosin light chains and myosin-binding proteins was investigated. GO enrichment analysis was also performed on different muscle regions of aged zebrafish. Dorsal and ventral slow muscles share the same processes such as myofibril assembly and muscle tissue development. On the larvae slide, 3 clusters were obtained, GO enrichment analysis suggest active muscle formation in zebrafish larvae.

scholarly journals Circular RNA circHIPK3 Promotes the Proliferation and Differentiation of Chicken Myoblast Cells by Sponging miR-30a-3p

Cells ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 177 ◽  
Author(s):  
Biao Chen ◽  
Jiao Yu ◽  
Lijin Guo ◽  
Mary Byers ◽  
Zhijun Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Development ◽  
Circular Rna ◽  
Luciferase Assay ◽  
Circular Rnas ◽  
Biological Processes ◽  
Sequencing Data ◽  
Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2 ◽  
Proliferation And Differentiation ◽  
Myoblast Cells ◽  
Enhancer Factor

Circular RNAs and microRNAs widely exist in various species and play crucial roles in multiple biological processes. It is essential to study their roles in myogenesis. In our previous sequencing data, both miR-30a-3p and circular HIPK3 (circHIPK3) RNA, which are produced by the third exon of the HIPK3 gene, were differentially expressed among chicken skeletal muscles at 11 embryo age (E11), 16 embryo age (E16), and 1-day post-hatch (P1). Here, we investigated their potential roles in myogenesis. Proliferation experiment showed that miR-30a-3p could inhibit the proliferation of myoblast. Through dual-luciferase assay and Myosin heavy chain (MYHC) immunofluorescence, we found that miR-30a-3p could inhibit the differentiation of myoblast by binding to Myocyte Enhancer Factor 2 C (MEF2C), which could promote the differentiation of myoblast. Then, we found that circHIPK3 could act as a sponge of miR-30a-3p and exerted a counteractive effect of miR-30a-3p by promoting the proliferation and differentiation of myoblasts. Taking together, our data suggested that circHIPK3 could promote the chicken embryonic skeletal muscle development by sponging miR-30a-3p.

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