Myogenin

Myogenin (myogenic factor 4)
Identifiers
Symbols MYOG ; MYF4; bHLHc3; myf-4
External IDs OMIM: 159980 MGI: 97276 HomoloGene: 1854 GeneCards: MYOG Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 4656 17928
Ensembl ENSG00000122180 ENSMUSG00000026459
UniProt P15173 P12979
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_002479 NM_031189
RefSeq (protein) NP_002470 NP_112466
Location (UCSC) Chr 1:
203.08 – 203.09 Mb
Chr 1:
134.29 – 134.29 Mb
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Myogenin (myogenic factor 4), also known as MYOG, is a gene.[1]

Myogenin is a muscle-specific basic-helix-loop-helix (bHLH) transcription factor involved in the coordination of skeletal muscle development or myogenesis and repair. Myogenin is a member of the MyoD family of transcription factors, which also includes MyoD, Myf5, and Mrf4.

In mice, myogenin is essential for the development of functional skeletal muscle. Myogenin is required for the fusion of myogenic precursor cells to either new or previously existing fibers during the process of differentiation in myogenesis. When the DNA coding for myogenin was knocked out of the mouse genome, severe skeletal muscle defects were observed. Mice lacking both copies of myogenin (homozygous-null) suffer from perinatal lethality due to the lack of mature secondary skeletal muscle fibers throughout the body.

In cell culture, myogenin can induce myogenesis in a variety of non-muscle cell types.

Interactions

Myogenin has been shown to interact with:

References

  1. "Entrez Gene: MYOG myogenin (myogenic factor 4)".
  2. Chen CM, Kraut N, Groudine M, Weintraub H (Sep 1996). "I-mf, a novel myogenic repressor, interacts with members of the MyoD family". Cell 86 (5): 731–41. doi:10.1016/s0092-8674(00)80148-8. PMID 8797820.
  3. Corbi N, Di Padova M, De Angelis R, Bruno T, Libri V, Iezzi S, Floridi A, Fanciulli M, Passananti C (Oct 2002). "The alpha-like RNA polymerase II core subunit 3 (RPB3) is involved in tissue-specific transcription and muscle differentiation via interaction with the myogenic factor myogenin". FASEB J. 16 (12): 1639–41. doi:10.1096/fj.02-0123fje. PMID 12207009.
  4. 1 2 Biesiada E, Hamamori Y, Kedes L, Sartorelli V (Apr 1999). "Myogenic basic helix-loop-helix proteins and Sp1 interact as components of a multiprotein transcriptional complex required for activity of the human cardiac alpha-actin promoter". Mol. Cell. Biol. 19 (4): 2577–84. PMC 84050. PMID 10082523.
  5. Groisman R, Masutani H, Leibovitch MP, Robin P, Soudant I, Trouche D, Harel-Bellan A (Mar 1996). "Physical interaction between the mitogen-responsive serum response factor and myogenic basic-helix-loop-helix proteins". J. Biol. Chem. 271 (9): 5258–64. doi:10.1074/jbc.271.9.5258. PMID 8617811.
  6. Langlands K, Yin X, Anand G, Prochownik EV (Aug 1997). "Differential interactions of Id proteins with basic-helix-loop-helix transcription factors". J. Biol. Chem. 272 (32): 19785–93. doi:10.1074/jbc.272.32.19785. PMID 9242638.
  7. Chakraborty T, Martin JF, Olson EN (Sep 1992). "Analysis of the oligomerization of myogenin and E2A products in vivo using a two-hybrid assay system". J. Biol. Chem. 267 (25): 17498–501. PMID 1325437.

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