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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-12-1
pubmed:abstractText
Myogenic factors (MYF) belong to the basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor family and regulate myogenesis and muscle regeneration. The physiological importance of both functions was demonstrated in homozygous Myf knockout mice and mdx mice. Myf5 and Myod are predominantly expressed in proliferating myoblasts while Myf4 and Myf6 are involved in differentiation of myotubes. In a boy with myopathy and an increase of muscle fibres with central nuclei we detected a heterozygous 387G-->T nucleotide transversion in the MYF6 gene (MIM*159991). Protein-protein interaction of mutant MYF6 was reduced, and DNA-binding potential and transactivation capacity were abolished, thus demonstrating MYF6 haploinsufficiency. The boy's father carried the identical mutation and, in addition, an in-frame deletion of exons 45-47 in his dystrophin gene. This mutation is normally associated with a mild to moderate course of Becker muscular dystrophy but the father suffered from a severe course of Becker muscular dystrophy suggesting MYF6 as a modifier.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0960-8966
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
572-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Child, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-DNA Mutational Analysis, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-DNA-Binding Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Dystrophin, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Gene Deletion, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Heterozygote, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Male, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Muscular Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Myogenic Regulatory Factors, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Myogenin, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Pedigree, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Point Mutation, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Protein Structure, Tertiary, pubmed-meshheading:11053684-Transfection
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Heterozygous myogenic factor 6 mutation associated with myopathy and severe course of Becker muscular dystrophy.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuropaediatrics, Humboldt University, Charité, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't