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Kerchove d'Exaerde, Alban De, Cartaud, Jean, Ravel-chapuis, Aymeric, Seroz, Thierry, Pasteau, Fabien, Angus, Lindsay M., Jasmin, Bernard J., Changeux, Jean-Pierre, Schaeffer, Laurent |
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EMBO Reports; Nov2002, Vol. 3 Issue 11, p1075-1081, 7p |
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The localized transcription of several muscle genes at the motor endplate is controlled by the Ets transcription factor GABP. To evaluate directly its contribution to the formation of the neuromuscular junction, we generated transgenic mice expressing a general Ets dominant-negative mutant specifically in skeletal muscle. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis demonstrated that the expression of genes containing an Ets-binding site was severely affected in the mutant mice. Conversely, the expression of other synaptic genes, including MuSK and Rapsyn, was unchanged. In these animals, muscles expressing the mutant transcription factor developed normally, but examination of the post-synaptic morphology revealed marked alterations of both the primary gutters and secondary folds of the neuro-muscular junction. Our results demonstrate that Ets transcription factors are crucial for the normal formation of the neuro-muscular junction. They further show that Ets-independent mechanisms control the synaptic expression of a distinct set of synaptic genes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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