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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-2-27
pubmed:abstractText
A 22-bp fragment including the CArG element (CArG1) is essential for the transcription of the caldesmon gene. In this study, we investigated the effects of serum response factor (SRF) on the functional regulation of caldesmon promoter in smooth muscle cells. Gel supershift assay revealed that SRF was one component of the CArG1-protein complex. Dominant-negative mutants of SRF suppressed the promoter activity of caldesmon, whereas wild-type SRF overcame this suppression. These results suggest that SRF functions as a core activating factor of the caldesmon promoter. Furthermore, fractionation of smooth muscle cells' nuclear extracts using DNA affinity paramagnetic particles suggests that SRF transactivates the caldesmon promoter in concert with additional factors in the flow-through fraction recruited to the CArG element.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0006-291X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
14
pubmed:volume
242
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
429-35
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Functional involvement of serum response factor in the transcriptional regulation of caldesmon gene.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neurochemistry and Neuropharmacology, Biomedical Research Center, Osaka University Medical School, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't