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Regulation of myocardin factor protein stability by the LIM-only protein FHL2.
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PMID:  18586895     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Extensive evidence indicates that serum response factor (SRF) regulates muscle-specific gene expression and that myocardin family SRF cofactors are critical for smooth muscle cell differentiation. In a yeast two hybrid screen for novel SRF binding partners expressed in aortic SMC, we identified four and a half LIM domain protein 2 (FHL2) and confirmed this interaction by GST pull-down and coimmunoprecipitation assays. FHL2 also interacted with all three myocardin factors and enhanced myocardin and myocardin-related transcription factor (MRTF)-A-dependent transactivation of smooth muscle alpha-actin, SM22, and cardiac atrial natriuretic factor promoters in 10T1/2 cells. The expression of FHL2 increased myocardin and MRTF-A protein levels, and, importantly, this effect was due to an increase in protein stability not due to an increase in myocardin factor mRNA expression. Treatment of cells with proteasome inhibitors MG-132 and lactacystin strongly upregulated endogenous MRTF-A protein levels and resulted in a substantial increase in ubiquitin immunoreactivity in MRTF-A immunoprecipitants. Interestingly, the expression of FHL2 attenuated the effects of RhoA and MRTF-B on promoter activity, perhaps through decreased MRTF-B nuclear localization or decreased SRF-CArG binding. Taken together, these data indicate that myocardin factors are regulated by proteasome-mediated degradation and that FHL2 regulates SRF-dependent transcription by multiple mechanisms, including stabilization of myocardin and MRTF-A.
Authors:
Jeremiah S Hinson; Matt D Medlin; Joan M Taylor; Christopher P Mack
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural     Date:  2008-06-27
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of physiology. Heart and circulatory physiology     Volume:  295     ISSN:  0363-6135     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol. Heart Circ. Physiol.     Publication Date:  2008 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-09-08     Completed Date:  2008-10-16     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100901228     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  H1067-H1075     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cells, Cultured
Electrophoretic Mobility Shift Assay
Genes, Reporter / genetics
Glutathione Transferase / metabolism
Homeodomain Proteins / genetics*,  physiology*
Muscle Proteins / genetics*,  physiology*
Nuclear Proteins / biosynthesis*,  genetics*
Plasmids / genetics
Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex / genetics
RNA / biosynthesis,  genetics
Rats
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Serum Response Factor / metabolism
Subcellular Fractions / metabolism
Trans-Activators / biosynthesis*,  genetics*
Transcription Factors / genetics*,  physiology*
Transcription, Genetic / genetics,  physiology
Transcriptional Activation / genetics,  physiology
Transfection
Ubiquitin / genetics,  physiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
HL-070953/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-071054/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-081844/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Fhl2 protein, rat; 0/Homeodomain Proteins; 0/Muscle Proteins; 0/Nuclear Proteins; 0/Serum Response Factor; 0/Trans-Activators; 0/Transcription Factors; 0/Ubiquitin; 0/myocardin; 63231-63-0/RNA; EC 2.5.1.18/Glutathione Transferase; EC 3.4.25.1/Proteasome Endopeptidase Complex
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