2003
Myocardin Is a Critical Serum Response Factor Cofactor in the Transcriptional Program Regulating Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation
Du KL, Ip HS, Li J, Chen M, Dandre F, Yu W, Lu MM, Owens GK, Parmacek MS. Myocardin Is a Critical Serum Response Factor Cofactor in the Transcriptional Program Regulating Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2003, 23: 2425-2437. PMID: 12640126, PMCID: PMC150745, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.7.2425-2437.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsCell DifferentiationCells, CulturedCOS CellsDNA, ComplementaryGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansMiceMicrofilament ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMuscle ProteinsMuscle, SmoothMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocardiumNuclear ProteinsOrgan SpecificityPromoter Regions, GeneticRatsRNA, Small InterferingSequence AlignmentSerum Response FactorStem CellsTrans-ActivatorsTranscriptional ActivationConceptsSerum response factorExpression of myocardinTranscriptional programsSerum Response Factor CofactorMyocardin geneSRF DNA-binding domainSmooth muscle cell lineageFunction of myocardinSmooth muscle cell differentiationDNA-binding domainMuscle cell lineageMuscle cell differentiationTranscription factor myocardinTranscriptional regulatory elementsUndifferentiated mouse ES cellsEmbryonic stem cellsMouse ES cellsAlpha promoter activitySmooth muscle alpha-actinSM22 alphaMuscle alpha-actinMutant proteinsVisceral SMCsEmbryonic developmentRegulatory elements
2001
Binding of Serum Response Factor to CArG Box Sequences Is Necessary but Not Sufficient to Restrict Gene Expression to Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells*
Strobeck M, Kim S, Zhang J, Clendenin C, Du K, Parmacek M. Binding of Serum Response Factor to CArG Box Sequences Is Necessary but Not Sufficient to Restrict Gene Expression to Arterial Smooth Muscle Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2001, 276: 16418-16424. PMID: 11279108, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m100631200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3' Untranslated Regions3T3 Cells5' Untranslated RegionsAnimalsAortaArteriesBase SequenceBeta-GalactosidaseBinding SitesCell LineCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationGenes, fosHeartHeLa CellsHumansMiceMice, TransgenicMicrofilament ProteinsMolecular Sequence DataMuscle ProteinsMuscle, Smooth, VascularNuclear ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticRatsSequence DeletionSerum Response FactorTranscription FactorsConceptsSerum response factorBinding of SRFC-fos SRESM22alpha promoterCArG boxBind serum response factorActivity of SRFSmooth muscle cell developmentArterial SMCsMuscle cell developmentResponse factorTransgenic miceProtein binding assaysTransgene expressionBox sequenceDeletion analysisNuclear proteinsSME-1Arterial smooth muscle cellsGene expressionPromoter activityMolecular mechanismsCell developmentPromoterSmooth muscle cells