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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 278, Issue 50, Pages 49780-49788Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M308542200
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- NIDCR NIH HHS [R01 DE 13479, R01 DE 15404] Funding Source: Medline
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Expression of the laminin-binding alpha(7) integrin is tightly regulated during myogenic differentiation, reflecting required functions that range from cell motility to formation of stable myotendinous junctions. However, the exact mechanism controlling alpha(7) expression in a tissue- and differentiation-specific manner is poorly understood. This report provides evidence that alpha(7) gene expression during muscle differentiation is regulated by the c-Myc transcription factor. In myoblasts, alpha(7) is expressed at basal levels, but following conversion to myotubes the expression of the integrin is strongly elevated. The increased alpha(7) mRNA and protein levels following myogenic differentiation are inversely correlated with c-Myc expression. Transfection of myoblasts with the c-Myc transcription factor down-regulated alpha(7) expression, whereas overexpression of Madmyc, a dominant-negative c-Myc chimera, induced elevated alpha(7) expression. Functional analysis with site-specific deletions identified a specific double E-box sequence in the upstream promoter region ( - 2.0 to - 2.6 kb) that is responsible for c-Myc-induced suppression of alpha(7) expression. DNA-protein binding assays and supershift analysis revealed that c-Myc forms a complex with this double E-box sequence. Our results suggest that the interaction of c-Myc with this promoter region is an important regulatory element controlling alpha(7) integrin expression during muscle development and myotendinous junction formation.
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