| Literature DB >> 1768845 |
A Duclert1, J Piette, J P Changeux.
Abstract
The mRNA levels of the acetylcholine receptor alpha-subunit gene and of four members of the MyoD1 gene family, which code for candidate transcriptional activators of the former gene, were compared in the mouse during post-natal development and after denervation in the adult. During post-natal development, mRNA levels of myogenin, MyoD1, and Myf5 decrease in parallel with alpha-subunit mRNA whereas MRF4 mRNA level remains nearly constant. After denervation, increases in the levels of mRNAs coding for myogenin, MyoD1 and MRF4 accompany that of alpha-subunit mRNA, while Myf5 mRNA level varied little. A possible role of these myogenic genes in mediating nerve influence on the state of muscle differentiation and AChR alpha-subunit gene expression is discussed.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1768845 DOI: 10.1097/00001756-199101000-00006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neuroreport ISSN: 0959-4965 Impact factor: 1.837