TBP/TFIID-dependent activation of MyoD target genes in skeletal muscle cells

  1. Barbora Malecova
  2. Alessandra Dall'Agnese
  3. Luca Madaro
  4. Sole Gatto
  5. Paula Coutinho Toto
  6. Sonia Albini
  7. Tammy Ryan
  8. Làszlò Tora
  9. Pier Lorenzo Puri  Is a corresponding author
  1. Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, United States
  2. Fondazione Santa Lucia - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Italy
  3. Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, France

Abstract

Change in the identity of the components of the transcription pre-initiation complex is proposed to control cell type-specific gene expression. Replacement of the canonical TFIID-TBP complex with TRF3/TBP2 was reported to be required for activation of muscle-gene expression. The lack of a developmental phenotype in TBP2 null mice prompted further analysis to determine whether TBP2 deficiency can compromise adult myogenesis. We show here that TBP2 null mice have an intact regeneration potential upon injury and that TBP2 is not expressed in established C2C12 muscle cell or in primary mouse MuSCs. While TFIID subunits and TBP are downregulated during myoblast differentiation, reduced amounts of these proteins form a complex that is detectable on promoters of muscle genes and is essential for their expression. This evidence demonstrates that TBP2 does not replace TBP during muscle differentiation, as previously proposed, with limiting amounts of TFIID-TBP being required to promote muscle-specific gene expression.

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  1. Barbora Malecova

    Development, Aging and Regeneration Program (DARe), Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, United States
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  2. Alessandra Dall'Agnese

    Development, Aging and Regeneration Program (DARe), Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, United States
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  3. Luca Madaro

    Fondazione Santa Lucia - Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
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  4. Sole Gatto

    Development, Aging and Regeneration Program (DARe), Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, United States
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  5. Paula Coutinho Toto

    Development, Aging and Regeneration Program (DARe), Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, United States
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  6. Sonia Albini

    Development, Aging and Regeneration Program (DARe), Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, United States
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  7. Tammy Ryan

    Development, Aging and Regeneration Program (DARe), Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, United States
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  8. Làszlò Tora

    Cellular signaling and nuclear dynamics program, Institut de Génétique et de Biologie Moléculaire et Cellulaire, CU de Strasbourg, France
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  9. Pier Lorenzo Puri

    Development, Aging and Regeneration Program (DARe), Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, La Jolla, United States
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    lpuri@sbpdiscovery.org
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Animal experimentation: This study was performed in strict accordance with the recommendations in the Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory Animals of the National Institutes of Health. All of the animals were handled according to approved institutional animal care and use committee (IACUC) protocols (#13-007) of the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute. Every effort was made to minimize suffering.

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© 2016, Malecova et al.

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  1. Barbora Malecova
  2. Alessandra Dall'Agnese
  3. Luca Madaro
  4. Sole Gatto
  5. Paula Coutinho Toto
  6. Sonia Albini
  7. Tammy Ryan
  8. Làszlò Tora
  9. Pier Lorenzo Puri
(2016)
TBP/TFIID-dependent activation of MyoD target genes in skeletal muscle cells
eLife 5:e12534.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.12534

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