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MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF THE CELL
Volume 19, Issue 4, Pages 1519-1528Publisher
AMER SOC CELL BIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.E07-08-0817
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- Hong Kong Research Grant Council [HKUST6412/05M, HKUST6496/06M, CA06/07.SC02]
- Area of Excellence Scheme [AoE/B-15/01]
- Ministry of Science and Technology of China [2002 CB513005]
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We and others previously showed that p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase is indispensable for myogenic differentiation. However, it is less clear which of the four p38 isoforms in the mouse genome participates in this process. Using C2C12 myogenic cells as a model, we showed here that p38 alpha, beta, and gamma are expressed with distinct expression patterns during differentiation. Knockdown of any of them by small interfering RNA inhibits myogenic differentiation, which suggests that the functions of the three p38 isoforms are not completely redundant. To further elucidate the unique role of each p38 isoform in myogenic differentiation, we individually knocked down one p38 isoform at a time in C2C12 cells, and we compared the whole-genome gene expression profiles by microarrays. We found that some genes are coregulated by all three p38 isoforms, whereas others are uniquely regulated by one particular p38 isoform. Furthermore, several novel p38 target genes (i.e., E2F2, cyclin D3, and WISP1) are found to be required for myogenin expression, which provides a molecular basis to explain why different p38 isoforms are required for myogenic differentiation.
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