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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-2-3
pubmed:abstractText
Myogenin belongs to a family of myogenic helix-loop-helix (HLH) proteins that activate muscle transcription through binding to a conserved DNA sequence associated with numerous muscle-specific genes. Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) inhibits myogenesis by inactivating myogenic HLH proteins. We show that activated protein kinase C (PKC) can substitute for FGF and inhibit transcriptional activity of myogenic HLH proteins. In transfected cells, FGF induces phosphorylation of a conserved site in the DNA-binding domain of myogenin. This site is phosphorylated by PKC in vivo and in vitro and mediates repression of the myogenic program through a loss in DNA binding activity. A myogenin mutant lacking the PKC phosphorylation site is not repressed by FGF, confirming this site as a molecular target for FGF-dependent repression of muscle transcription. These results establish a direct link between the signal transduction pathways that inhibit myogenesis and the transcription factors directly activating muscle-specific genes.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0092-8674
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
71
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1181-94
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
FGF inactivates myogenic helix-loop-helix proteins through phosphorylation of a conserved protein kinase C site in their DNA-binding domains.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't