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Effect of Mechanical Stretching on Expressions of Muscle Specific Transcription Factors MyoD, Myf‐5, Myogenin and MRF4 in Proliferated Myoblasts
Author(s) -
Abe S.,
Rhee S.,
Iwanuma O.,
Hiroki E.,
Yanagisawa N.,
Sakiyama K.,
Ide Y.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
anatomia, histologia, embryologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 35
eISSN - 1439-0264
pISSN - 0340-2096
DOI - 10.1111/j.1439-0264.2009.00945.x
Subject(s) - myod , myogenin , myocyte , myogenic regulatory factors , stimulus (psychology) , microbiology and biotechnology , messenger rna , myod protein , chemistry , transcription factor , biology , medicine , endocrinology , myogenesis , biochemistry , gene , psychology , psychotherapist
Summary We examined expression of four important members of myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs) in the myoblasts both at mRNA and protein levels, which were subjected to mechanical stretching in in vitro condition. Our results showed that MyoD expression existed both in the stretch and in the control group at all time periods of the mechanical stimulus. Myf‐5 expressed only at early stage of the stretch group. Although mRNA and protein expressions of myogenin and MRF4 were detected both in the stretch and in the control group at 12 h after the stretching, their expressions were only shown in the stretch group at 24 h after the mechanical stimulus. However, at 36 and 48 h, none of the MRFs examined except MyoD appeared in both groups. Our results suggest that the MRFs are up‐regulated upon mechanical stimulus and each member plays a different major role for either proliferation or differentiation of the myoblasts.