PARM-1 promotes cardiomyogenic differentiation through regulating the BMP/Smad signaling pathway
- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto 602-8566 (Japan)
Highlights: Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer PARM-1 expression is induced during cardiomyogenesis. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer PARM-1 expression precedes Nkx2.5 and Tbx5 during cardiomyogenesis. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer PARM-1 activates BMP/Smad signaling. Black-Right-Pointing-Pointer PARM-1 enhances cardiac specification, resulting in promoted cardiomyogenesis. -- Abstract: PARM-1, prostatic androgen repressed message-1, is an endoplasmic reticulum (ER) molecule that is involved in ER stress-induced apoptosis in cardiomyocytes. In this study, we assessed whether PARM-1 plays a role in the differentiation of stem cells into cardiomyocytes. While PARM-1 was not expressed in undifferentiated P19CL6 embryonic carcinoma cells, PARM-1 expression was induced during cardiomyogenic differentiation. This expression followed expression of mesodermal markers, and preceded expression of cardiac transcription factors. PARM-1 overexpression did not alter the expression of undifferentiated markers and the proliferative property in undifferentiated P19CL6 cells. Expression of cardiac transcription factors during cardiomyogenesis was markedly enhanced by overexpression of PARM-1, while expression of mesodermal markers was not altered, suggesting that PARM-1 is involved in the differentiation from the mesodermal lineage to cardiomyocytes. Furthermore, overexpression of PARM-1 induced BMP2 mRNA expression in undifferentiated P19CL6 cells and enhanced both BMP2 and BMP4 mRNA expression in the early phase of cardiomyogenesis. PARM-1 overexpression also enhanced phosphorylation of Smads1/5/8. Thus, PARM-1 plays an important role in the cardiomyogenic differentiation of P19CL6 cells through regulating BMP/Smad signaling pathways, demonstrating a novel role of PARM-1 in the cardiomyogenic differentiation of stem cells.
- OSTI ID:
- 22210347
- Journal Information:
- Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Vol. 428, Issue 4; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2012 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0006-291X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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