## Abstract ## BACKGROUND: Annexin 1 is a 37‐kDa protein that has complex intra‐ and extracellular effects. To discover whether the absence of this protein alters bone development, we monitored this event in the __annexin‐A1__ null mice in comparison with littermate wild‐type controls. ## METHODS
Role of Annexin A1 in mouse myoblast cell differentiation
✍ Scribed by Valentina Bizzarro; Bianca Fontanella; Silvia Franceschelli; Marinella Pirozzi; Helen Christian; Luca Parente; Antonello Petrella
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 375 KB
- Volume
- 224
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0021-9541
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
Annexin A1 (ANXA1) is a calcium‐ and phospholipid‐binding protein involved in a broad range of cellular events. This study used molecular and microscopy approaches to explore the role of ANXA1 in mouse myoblast C2C12 cell differentiation. We report that ANXA1 expression increases during differentiation and that the down‐regulation of ANXA1 significantly inhibits the differentiation process. ANXA1 is expressed in vivo in both quiescent and activated satellite cells and is highly localized in the cells that migrate in the lumen of regenerating fibers after an acute injury. Endogenous ANXA1 co‐localizes with actin fibers at the protruding ends of undifferentiated but not differentiated cells suggesting a role of the protein in cell migration. Furthermore, ANXA1 neutralizing antibody reduces MyHC expression, decreases myotube formation and significantly inhibits cell migration. The data reported here suggest for the first time that ANXA1 plays a role in myogenic differentiation. J. Cell. Physiol. 224: 757–765, 2010. © 2010 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
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