Accelerated Response of the myogenin Gene to Denervation in Mutant Mice Lacking Phosphorylation of Myogenin at Threonine 87
AUTOR(ES)
Blagden, Chris S.
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
Gene expression in skeletal muscle is regulated by a family of myogenic basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) proteins. The binding of these bHLH proteins, notably MyoD and myogenin, to E-boxes in their own regulatory regions is blocked by protein kinase C (PKC)-mediated phosphorylation of a single threonine residue in their basic region. Because electrical stimulation increases PKC activity in skeletal muscle, these data have led to an attractive model suggesting that electrical activity suppresses gene expression by stimulating phosphorylation of this critical threonine residue in myogenic bHLH proteins. We show that electrical activity stimulates phosphorylation of myogenin at threonine 87 (T87) in vivo and that calmodulin-dependent kinase II (CaMKII), as well as PKC, catalyzes this reaction in vitro. We find that phosphorylation of myogenin at T87 is dispensable for skeletal muscle development. We show, however, that the decrease in myogenin (myg) expression following innervation is delayed and that the increase in expression following denervation is accelerated in mutant mice lacking phosphorylation of myogenin at T87. These data indicate that two distinct innervation-dependent mechanisms restrain myogenin activity: an inactivation mechanism mediated by phosphorylation of myogenin at T87, and a second, novel regulatory mechanism that regulates myg gene activity independently of T87 phosphorylation.
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