Data di Pubblicazione:
2016
Citazione:
NF-YA splice variants have different roles on muscle differentiation / V. Basile, F. Baruffaldi, D. Dolfini, S. Belluti, P. Benatti, L. Ricci, V. Artusi, E. Tagliafico, R. Mantovani, S. Molinari, C. Imbriano. - In: BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA. GENE REGULATORY MECHANISMS. - ISSN 1874-9399. - 1859:4(2016 Apr), pp. 627-638. [10.1016/j.bbagrm.2016.02.011]
Abstract:
The heterotrimeric CCAAT-binding factor NF-Y controls the expression of a multitude of genes involved in cell cycle progression. NF-YA is present in two alternatively spliced isoforms, NF-YAs and NF-YAl, differing in 28 aminoacids in the N-terminal Q-rich activation domain. NF-YAs has been identified as a regulator of stemness and proliferation in mouse embryonic cells (mESCs) and human hematopoietic stem cells (hHSCs), whereas the role of NF-YAl is not clear. In the muscle system, NF-YA expression is observed in proliferating cells, but barely detectable in terminally differentiated cells in vitro and adult skeletal muscle in vivo. Here, we show that NF-YA inactivation in mouse myoblasts impairs both proliferation and differentiation. The overexpression of the two NF-YA isoforms differentially affects myoblasts fate: NF-YAs enhance cell proliferation, while NF-YAl boosts differentiation. The molecular mechanisms were investigated by expression profilings, detailing the opposite programs of the two isoforms. Bioinformatic analysis of the regulated promoters failed to detect a significant presence of CCAAT boxes in the regulated genes. NF-YAl activates directly Mef2D, Six genes, and p57kip2 (Cdkn1c), and indirectly the myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs). Specifically, Cdkn1c activation is induced by NF-Y binding to its CCAAT promoter and by reducing the expression of the lncRNA Kcnq1ot1, a negative regulator of Cdkn1c transcription. Overall, our results indicate that NF-YA alternative splicing is an influential muscle cell determinant, through direct regulation of selected cell cycle blocking genes, and, directly and indirectly, of muscle-specific transcription factors.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Alternative splicing; Gene expression; Muscle differentiation; NF-Y; Transcription factor; Animals; CCAAT-Binding Factor; Cell Differentiation; Cell Proliferation; Cyclin B; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Hematopoietic Stem Cells; Humans; Mice; Muscle Development; Muscle, Skeletal; Myoblasts; Promoter Regions, Genetic; Protein Isoforms; Transcription Factors; Structural Biology; Biophysics; Biochemistry; Molecular Biology; Genetics
Elenco autori:
V. Basile, F. Baruffaldi, D. Dolfini, S. Belluti, P. Benatti, L. Ricci, V. Artusi, E. Tagliafico, R. Mantovani, S. Molinari, C. Imbriano
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