TYPE BETA-TRANSFORMING GROWTH-FACTOR IS AN INHIBITOR OF MYOGENIC DIFFERENTIATION
TYPE BETA-TRANSFORMING GROWTH-FACTOR IS AN INHIBITOR OF MYOGENIC DIFFERENTIATION
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.83.21.8206
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发表时间:
1986-11-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
NADALGINARD, B
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作者:
MASSAGUE, J;CHEIFETZ, S;NADALGINARD, B
We have investigated the effect of type .beta. transforming growth factor (TGF-.beta.) on the differentiation of skeletal muscle myoblasts. TGF-.beta. potently (ID50 .apprxeq. 10 pM) prevents established cell lines and primary cultures of rat and chicken embryo myoblasts from fusing into multinucleated myotubes. Inhibition of morphological differentiation by TGF-.beta. correlates with inhibition of the expression of muscle-specific mRNAs and proteins, strong induction of extracellular matrix type I collagen and fibronectin, and a marked tendency of the treated myoblasts to aggregate into densely multilayered arrays or clusters. Myogenic differentiation can resume after removal of TGF-.beta. from the medium. Examination of the time of action of TGF-.beta. shows that myoblasts stochastically reach a point beyond which they become insensitive to the inhibitory action of TGF-.beta.. This resistance of committed myoblasts to the inhibitory action of TGF-.beta. is not associated with any measurable change in the number or affinity of TGF-.beta. receptors in those cells. The results indicate that TGF-.beta. is a potent inhibitor of myogenesis and may regulate muscle development in vivo.