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SUBMITTER: Zhang K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2812847 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Keman K Sha Jingfeng J Harter Marian L ML
The Journal of cell biology 20100104 1
MyoD is a transcriptional factor that is required for the differentiation of muscle stem cells (satellite cells). In this study, we describe a previously unknown function for MyoD in regulating a gene (Cdc6) that is vital to endowing chromatin with the capability of replicating DNA. In C2C12 and primary mouse myoblasts, we show that MyoD can occupy an E-box within the promoter of Cdc6 and that this association, along with E2F3a, is required for its activity. MyoD and Cdc6 are both expressed afte ...[more]