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SRF and SRF cofactor mRNA expression is differentially regulated by BDNF stimulation in cortical neurons.
Biological & Pharmaceutical Bulletin 2023 Februrary 19
Serum response factor (SRF) is a transcription factor that plays essential roles in multiple brain functions in concert with SRF cofactors such as ternary complex factor (TCF) and megakaryoblastic leukemia (MKL)/myocardin-related transcription factor (MRTF), which comprises MKL1/MRTFA and MKL2/MRTFB. Here, we stimulated primary cultured rat cortical neurons with brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and investigated the levels of SRF and SRF cofactor mRNA expression. We found that SRF mRNA was transiently induced by BDNF, whereas the levels of SRF cofactors were differentially regulated: mRNA expression of Elk1, a TCF family member, and MKL1/MRTFA were unchanged, while in contrast, mRNA expression of MKL2/MRTFB was transiently decreased. Inhibitor experiments revealed that BDNF-mediated alteration in mRNA levels detected in this study was mainly due to the extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase (ERK)/mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. Collectively, BDNF mediates the reciprocal regulation of SRF and MKL2/MRTFB at the mRNA expression level through ERK/MAPK, which may fine-tune the transcription of SRF target genes in cortical neurons. Accumulating evidence regarding the alteration of SRF and SRF cofactor levels detected in several neurological disorders suggests that the findings of this study might also provide novel insights into valuable therapeutic strategies for the treatment of brain diseases.
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