All-trans retinoic acid induces GADD34 gene expression via transcriptional regulation by Six1-TLE3 and post-transcriptional regulation by p38-TTP in skeletal muscle

Adachi, Y.; Masuda, M.; Sakakibara, I.; Uchida, T.; Niida, Y.; Mori, Y.; Kamei, Y.; Okumura, Y.; Ohminami, H.; Ohnishi, K.; Yamanaka-Okumura, H.; Nikawa, T.; Taketani, Y.

doi:10.1101/2021.10.04.463012

bioRxiv · 10.1101/2021.10.04.463012

All-trans retinoic acid induces GADD34 gene expression via transcriptional regulation by Six1-TLE3 and post-transcriptional regulation by p38-TTP in skeletal muscle

Adachi, Y.·Masuda, M.·Sakakibara, I.·Uchida, T.·Niida, Y.·Mori, Y.·Kamei, Y.·Okumura, Y.·Ohminami, H.·Ohnishi, K.·Yamanaka-Okumura, H.·Nikawa, T.·Taketani, Y.

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All-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) increases the sensitivity to unfolded protein response (UPR) in differentiating leukemic blasts. The downstream transcriptional factors of PERK, a major arm of UPR, regulates muscle differentiation. However, the role of growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible protein 34 (GADD34), one of the downstream factors of PERK, and the effects of ATRA on GADD34 expression in muscle remain unclear. In this study, we identified ATRA increased the GADD34 expression independent of the PERK signal in the gastrocnemius muscle of mice. ATRA up-regulated GADD34 expression through the transcriptional activation of it via inhibiting the interaction of homeobox Six1 and transcription co-repressor TLE3 with the MEF3-binding site on the GADD34 gene promoter in myoblasts. ATRA also inhibited the interaction of TTP, which induces mRNA degradation, with AU-rich element on GADD34 mRNA via p38 MAPK, resulting in the instability of GADD34 mRNA. Overexpressed GADD34 in myoblasts changes the type of myosin heavy chain in myotubes. These results suggest ATRA increases GADD34 expression via transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation in myoblasts, which changes muscle fiber type in myotubes.

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Adachi, Y., Masuda, M., Sakakibara, I., Uchida, T., Niida, Y., Mori, Y., Kamei, Y., Okumura, Y., Ohminami, H., Ohnishi, K., Yamanaka-Okumura, H., Nikawa, T., Taketani, Y.. 2021-10-05. All-trans retinoic acid induces GADD34 gene expression via transcriptional regulation by Six1-TLE3 and post-transcriptional regulation by p38-TTP in skeletal muscle. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.10.04.463012

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