The bHLH transcription factor Hand2 regulates the expression of nanog in ANS differentiation

The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor Hand2 is induced by bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in neural crest-derived precursor cells during the early stage of development of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Previous studies showed that Hand2 was essential for the ANS differentiation. Ho...

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Published in:Biochemical and biophysical research communications 2009-12, Vol.390 (2), p.223-229
Main Authors: Hashimoto, Yusuke, Myojin, Reiko, Katoh, Naohiro, Ohtsu, Masaya, Tashiro, Fumio, Onoda, Fumitoshi, Murakami, Yasufumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Autonomic nervous system
Autonomic Nervous System - cytology
Autonomic Nervous System - growth & development
Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors - genetics
Basic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription Factors - metabolism
Cell Line, Tumor
Embryonic Stem Cells - metabolism
Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental
Hand2
Homeodomain Proteins - genetics
Mice
Nanog
Nanog Homeobox Protein
Neurogenesis - genetics
P19 EC cells
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Summary:The basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor Hand2 is induced by bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) in neural crest-derived precursor cells during the early stage of development of the autonomic nervous system (ANS). Previous studies showed that Hand2 was essential for the ANS differentiation. However, regulatory mechanism of pluripotent genes has not been elucidated in ANS differentiation. Here, we show that Hand2 regulated nanog expression in ANS differentiation. Our studies demonstrated that the forced expression of Hand2 promoted the ANS differentiation program in P19 embryonal carcinoma (EC) cells without aggregation. Furthermore, our results suggested that Hand2 bound to the promoter of nanog, a gene required for embryonic stem cells self-renewal, and suppressed nanog expression after Hand2 induction. The rapid downregulation of nanog mRNA during ANS differentiation correlated with the Hand2 transcriptional activity and nanog promoter methylation. These findings are evidence for a presence of the novel regulatory mechanism of nanog in ANS differentiation.
ISSN:0006-291X
1090-2104
DOI:10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.09.090