TY - JOUR AU - AB - Downloaded from genesdev.cshlp.org on October 19, 2021 - Published by Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press REVIEW The myocardin family of transcriptional coactivators: versatile regulators of cell growth, migration, and myogenesis G.C. Teg Pipes, Esther E. Creemers, and Eric N. Olson Department of Molecular Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390, USA The association of transcriptional coactivators with se- gene regulation and expands the regulatory potential of quence-specific DNA-binding proteins provides versatil- individual cis-regulatory elements. ity and specificity to gene regulation and expands the The regulation of serum response factor (SRF) and its regulatory potential of individual cis-regulatory DNA se- target genes provides a classic example of the diversity of quences. Members of the myocardin family of coactiva- genes controlled by a single DNA-binding protein and tors activate genes involved in cell proliferation, migra- the importance of cofactor interactions in the control of tion, and myogenesis by associating with serum re- gene expression (Shore and Sharrocks 1995). Among the sponse factor (SRF). The partnership of myocardin family many target genes of SRF are genes involved in cell pro- members and SRF also controls genes encoding compo- liferation and muscle differentiation, which represent nents of the actin cytoskeleton TI - The myocardin family of transcriptional coactivators: versatile regulators of cell growth, migration, and myogenesis JF - Genes & Development DO - 10.1101/gad.1428006 DA - 2006-06-15 UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/unpaywall/the-myocardin-family-of-transcriptional-coactivators-versatile-BwZovKobOj DP - DeepDyve ER -