2018
MRTFA augments megakaryocyte maturation by enhancing the SRF regulatory axis
Rahman NT, Schulz VP, Wang L, Gallagher PG, Denisenko O, Gualdrini F, Esnault C, Krause DS. MRTFA augments megakaryocyte maturation by enhancing the SRF regulatory axis. Blood Advances 2018, 2: 2691-2703. PMID: 30337297, PMCID: PMC6199649, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018019448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum response factorHEL cellsTarget genesBinding of SRFMegakaryocyte maturationActivity of SRFSRF target genesUpregulated target genesMyocardin family proteinsTernary complex factor familyTransformation-specific proteinsPrimary hematopoietic cellsHuman erythroleukemia cell lineErythroleukemia cell lineCArG sitesPrimary human CD34Genomic sitesGenomic regionsChromatin immunoprecipitationETS factorsTranscription factorsHuman megakaryopoiesisGenomic associationsMRTFAFactor family
2012
Induction of megakaryocyte differentiation drives nuclear accumulation and transcriptional function of MKL1 via actin polymerization and RhoA activation
Smith EC, Teixeira AM, Chen RC, Wang L, Gao Y, Hahn KL, Krause DS. Induction of megakaryocyte differentiation drives nuclear accumulation and transcriptional function of MKL1 via actin polymerization and RhoA activation. Blood 2012, 121: 1094-1101. PMID: 23243284, PMCID: PMC3575755, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-05-429993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCell Line, TumorCell NucleusDNA-Binding ProteinsEnzyme ActivationHumansMegakaryocyte Progenitor CellsMegakaryocytesMiceOncogene Proteins, FusionProtein MultimerizationRhoA GTP-Binding ProteinSerum Response FactorTetradecanoylphorbol AcetateThrombopoietinTrans-ActivatorsConceptsMegakaryocyte differentiationActin polymerizationSubcellular localizationSerum response factor (SRF) transcriptional activityRhoA activitySRF target genesComplex cellular responsesFactor transcriptional activityMuscle cell typesCell-type specificHuman erythroleukemia cellsPrimary megakaryocytesTranscriptional regulatorsActin organizationCellular functionsTranscriptional functionSRF activityNuclear localizationTarget genesMegakaryocytic differentiationTranscriptional activityNuclear accumulationErythroleukemia cellsMolecular mechanismsRhoA activation