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 cellsAnalysis of SM22α-Deficient Mice Reveals Unanticipated Insights into Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation and Function
Zhang J, Kim S, Helmke B, Yu W, Du K, Lu M, Strobeck M, Yu Q, Parmacek M. Analysis of SM22α-Deficient Mice Reveals Unanticipated Insights into Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation and Function. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2001, 21: 1336-1344. PMID: 11158319, PMCID: PMC99586, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.2001.21.4.1336-1344.2001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationEmbryonic and Fetal DevelopmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene TargetingLac OperonMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMicrofilament ProteinsMuscle DevelopmentMuscle ProteinsMuscle, SmoothSignal TransductionTranscriptional ActivationConceptsVisceral SMCsBacterial lacZ reporter geneLocal mesenchymeWestern blot analysisSmooth muscle cell differentiationBeta-galactosidase activityBlood pressureControl littermatesHeart ratePostnatal developmentHomeostatic functionsHistological analysisMiceContractile SMCsBlot analysisDorsal aortaLittermatesAngiogenic programMuscle cell differentiationSM22alphaYolk sacCephalic mesenchymeCell differentiationLacZ reporter geneDetectable beta-galactosidase activity