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
Analysis 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