| Literature DB >> 17084381 |
Takayoshi Ohba1, Hiroyuki Watanabe, Yoichiro Takahashi, Takashi Suzuki, Ichiro Miyoshi, Shinnsuke Nakayama, Eisaku Satoh, Kenji Iino, Hironobu Sasano, Yasuo Mori, Sadao Kuromitsu, Keiichi Imagawa, Yoshihiko Saito, Toshihiko Iijima, Hiroshi Ito, Manabu Murakami.
Abstract
Neuron-restrictive silencer factor (NRSF) binds its consensus element to repress the transcription of various genes. The dominant-negative form (dnNRSF) has a hypertrophic effect on cardiogenesis through an unidentified mechanism. We examined the involvement of transient receptor potential (TRP) channel proteins, using transgenic mice overexpressing dnNRSF (dnNRSF mice). Electrophoretic mobility-shift assays revealed an interaction between NRSF and a neuron-restrictive silencer element-like sequence in intron 4 of TRPC1 genomic DNA. According to RT-PCR and Western analyses, TRPC1 was up-regulated in dnNRSF mouse heart. Transient overexpression of TRPC1 in HEK 293T cells increased the activity of the nuclear factor in activated T cells (NFAT) promoter and stimulated store-operated Ca(2+) channel (SOCC)-mediated Ca(2+) entry. Transfection of TRPC1 into primary cardiomyocytes increased NFAT activity, indicating a major role for TRPC1 in NFAT activation. Our findings strongly suggest that NRSF regulates TRP1 gene expression and causes changes in the levels of calcium entry through SOCCs.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 17084381 DOI： 10.1016/j.bbrc.2006.10.107
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun ISSN： 0006-291X Impact factor: 3.575