Myogenic differentiation in atrium-derived adult cardiac pluripotent cells and the transcriptional regulation of GATA4 and myogenin on ANP promoter.
We established cardiac pluripotent stem-like cells from the left atrium (LA-PCs) of adult rat hearts. These cells could differentiate not only into beating myocytes but also into cells of other lineages, including adipocytes and endothelial cells in the methylcellulose-based medium containing interleukin-3 (IL-3), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and stem cell factor (SCF). In particular, IL-3 and SCF contributed to the differentiation into cardiac troponin I-positive cells. Notably, small population of LA-PCs coexpressed GATA4 and myogenin, which are markers specific to cardiomyocytes and skeletal myocytes, respectively, and could differentiate into both cardiac and skeletal myocytes. Therefore, we investigated the involvement of these two tissue-specific transcription factors in the cardiac transcriptional activity. Coexpression of GATA4 and myogenin synergistically activated GATA4-specific promoter of the atrial natriuretic peptide gene. This combinatorial function was shown to be dependant on the GATA site, but independent of the E-box. The results of chromatin immunoprecipitation and electrophoretic mobility shift assays suggested that myogenin bound to GATA4 on the GATA elements and the C-terminal Zn-finger domain of GATA4 and the N-terminal region of myogenin were required for this synergistic activation of transcription. Taken together, these two transcription factors could be involved in the myogenesis of LA-PCs.
Kamrul Hasan
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International Research and Educational Institute for Integrated Medical Sciences (IREIIMS), Tokyo Women's Medical University, 8-1 Kawadacho, Shinjuku, Tokyo 162-8666, Japan.
Komoike
Yuta
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Tsunesumi
Shin-Ichiro
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Nakao
Ryota
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Nagao
Hiroaki
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Matsuoka
Rumiko
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Kawaguchi
Nanako
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D053687:Adult Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism; D050991:GATA4 Transcription Factor / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000166:cytology*; D007377:Interleukin-3 / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D024510:Muscle Development / Q000502:physiology*; D018008:Myogenin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D039904:Pluripotent Stem Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000502:physiology*; D011401:Promoter Regions, Genetic; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D019089:Stem Cell Factor / Q000378:metabolism
D016207:Cytokines; D050991:GATA4 Transcription Factor; D007377:Interleukin-3; D018008:Myogenin; D019089:Stem Cell Factor; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D019009:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-kit