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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-4-2
pubmed:databankReference
pubmed:abstractText
Myogenin is a bHLH transcription factor of the MyoD family. It plays a crucial role in myoblast differentiation and maturation. We report here the isolation of flounder myogenin gene and the characterization of its expression patterns. Sequence analysis indicated that flounder myogenin shared a similar structure and the conserved bHLH domain with other vertebrate myogenin genes. Flounder myogenin gene contains 3 exons and 2 introns. Sequence alignment and phylogenetic showed that flounder myogenin was more homologous with halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus) myogenin and striped bass (Morone saxatilis) myogenin. Whole-mount embryo in situ hybridization revealed that flounder myogenin was first detected in the medial region of somites that give rise to slow muscles, and expanded later to the lateral region of the somite that become fast muscles. The levels of myogenin transcripts dropped significantly in matured somites at the trunk region. Its expression could only be detected in the caudal somites, which was consistent with the timing of somite maturation. Transient expression analysis showed that the 546 bp flounder myogenin promoter was sufficient to direct muscle-specific GFP expression in zebrafish embryos.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
1096-4959
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
147
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
135-45
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Amino Acid Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Base Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Cloning, Molecular, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Conserved Sequence, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Embryo, Nonmammalian, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Embryonic Development, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Flounder, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Gene Expression Profiling, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Green Fluorescent Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Helix-Loop-Helix Motifs, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Introns, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Molecular Sequence Data, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Muscles, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Myogenin, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Phylogeny, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Promoter Regions, Genetic, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Sequence Analysis, DNA, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Time Factors, pubmed-meshheading:17336560-Zebrafish
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Cloning and expression analysis of myogenin from flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus) and promoter analysis of muscle-specific expression.
pubmed:affiliation
Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, PR China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't