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Myod Converts Primary Dermal Fibroblasts, Chondroblasts, Smooth Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA Vol. 87, pp. 7988-7992, October 1990 Developmental Biology MyoD converts primary dermal fibroblasts, chondroblasts, smooth muscle, and retinal pigmented epithelial cells into striated mononucleated myoblasts and multinucleated myotubes (myogenesis/myoflbrils/desmin/master switch genes) J. CHOI*, M. L. COSTAtt, C. S. MERMELSTEINtt, C. CHAGASt, S. HOLTZERt, AND H. HOLTZERt§ Departments of *Biochemistry and tAnatomy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104; and tinstituto de Bioffsica Carlos Chagas Filho, Bloco G, Centro de Ciencias da Sadde, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, lbha do Funddo, 21941 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Communicated by Harold Weintraub, June 29, 1990 (received for review June 15, 1990) ABSTRACT Shortly after their birth, postmitotic mono- L6, L8, L6E9, BC3H1, and other types of immortalized nucleated myoblasts in myotomes, limb buds, and conventional and/or mutagenized myogenic lines are induced to differen- muscle cultures elongate and assemble a cohort of myofibrillar tiate (9-13). proteins into definitively striated myofibrils. MyoD induces a MyoD induces a number of immortalized and/or trans- number of immortalized and/or transformed nonmuscle cells formed cell lines to express several myofibrillar genes and to to express desmin and several myofibrillar proteins and to fuse fuse into multinucleated myosacs (14-16). Other transformed into myosacs. We now report that MyoD converts normal lines such as kidney epithelial cells, HeLa cells, and some dermal fibroblasts, chondroblasts, gizzard smooth muscle, and hepatoma lines resist conversion. Judging from the published pigmented retinal epithelial cells into elongated postmitotic micrographs, MyoD-converted nonmuscle cells, like most mononucleated striated myoblasts. The sarcomeric localization myogenic cell lines, do not express the terminal myogenic of antibodies to desmin, a-actinin, titin, troponin-I, a-actin, program fully. They do not, for example, form striated myosin heavy chain, and myomesin in these converted myo- mononucleated myoblasts, nor do they form elongated my- blasts are indistinguishable from in vivo and in vitro normal otubes rich in striated myofibrils. Determining the intracel- myoblasts. Converted myoblasts fuse into typical anisodiamet- lular conditions that permit or prevent MyoD from inducing ric multinucleated myotubes that often contract spontaneously. the complete myogenic program in various transformed non- Conversion and subsequent expression ofthe skeletal myogenic muscle cells and various normal nonmuscle cells will be program are autonomous events, occurring in four nonmuscle useful in probing many aspects of normal and abnormal microenvironments consisting of different combinations of myogenesis. foreign extracellular matrix molecules. Early events associated Here we describe the conversion by MyoD of four normal with conversion by MyoD involve (i) withdrawal from the cell phenotypes with decreasing affiliation to the skeletal myo- cycle, (ii) down-regulation of the subverted cell's ongoing genic lineage: dermal fibroblasts, chondroblasts, gizzard differentiation program, and (iii) initiation ofdesmin synthesis smooth muscle, and retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cells. in presumptive myoblasts and dramatic redistribution of mi- The four types of converted cells faithfully reproduce the crotubules and desmin intermediate filaments in postmitotic temporal sequence characteristic of normal myogenesis in myoblasts. vivo and in vitro. Postmitotic mononucleated desmin+/ myofibrillar protein- cells appear several days after infec- There is an abrupt switch, in vivo and in vitro, in the tion. These elongate, synthesize a cohort of myofibrillar differentiation program between normal replicating presump- proteins, and assemble them into mature striated myofibrils. tive myoblasts and their daughters, the mononucleated post- Conversion and subsequent expression of the myogenic mitotic myoblasts (1-3). In early chicken embryos, at a stage program are strikingly autonomous events, occurring in four when all other cells continue to cycle, myotomal presumptive nonmuscle microenvironments. Conversion involves the myoblasts begin to yield postmitotic daughters. Within min- down-regulation of the original ongoing differentiation pro- utes after their birth, stage 15 myotomal postmitotic myo- grams of the infected cells. blasts organize their desmin intermediate filaments and mi- crotubules into bipolar bundles, elongate, and concurrently initiate the synthesis of a cohort of myofibrillar proteins. MATERIALS AND METHODS When only +4 hr old, they begin to assemble striated Cels. Chondroblasts and RPE cells free of contaminating myofibrils. The distribution of a-actinin, titin, nebulin, a-ac- cells (17, 18) were generously donated, respectively, by M. tin, troponin-I, tropomyosin, myosin heavy chain (MHC), Pacifici and by N. Philp and V. Nachmias from the University myosin light chain (MLC), and myomesin in these nascent of Pennsylvania. Primary cultures of gizzard smooth muscle sarcomeres is similar to that observed in mature muscles and quarternary cultures of dermal fibroblasts were prepared (4-7). This invariant sequence involving (i) at least two and reared as described (19). The cells were plated onto rat distinct generations of myogenic cells and (ii) the develop- collagen-coated Aclar squares at a density of 1.5 x 105 cells mentally regulated assembly of striated myofibrils in mono- per 35-mm dish. Cultures were fed every 2 days with 84% nucleated myoblasts is also observed in stage 23-24 limb (vol/vol) Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium, 10o (vol/ buds and in muscle cultures prepared from day-10 embryos. vol) horse serum, 5% (vol/vol) chicken embryo extract, and In the latter systems, assembly into tandem sarcomeres is 1% penicillin/streptomycin as described (20). first evident, not in +4-hr-, but in 10- to 20-hr-old postmitotic Retroviral Infection. Amphotropic retrovirus containing myoblasts (8). This temporal sequence is not observed when the MyoD coding region and the control virus were gener- The publication costs of this article were defrayed in part by page charge Abbreviations: MHC and MLC, myosin heavy chain and light chain, payment. This article must therefore be hereby marked "advertisement" respectively; RPE, retinal pigmented epithelial. in accordance with 18 U.S.C. §1734 solely to indicate this fact. §To whom all reprint requests should be addressed. 7988 Downloaded by guest on September 26, 2021 Developmental Biology: Choi et al. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 87 (1990) 7989 ously donated by H. Weintraub, S. Tapscott, and D. Miller day-8 to -9 postselected cultures contained 3-6 x 106 cells per from the Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Both control dish. Numerous myotubes formed in all types of converted and MyoD-containing retrovirus contain the gene for neo- cultures. However, the percent of the total nuclei in myo- mycin phosphotransferase, allowing selection of infected tubes per dish varied greatly from experiment to experiment. cells with the neomycin analogue, G418. Day-2 to -3 cultures In cultures of converted chondroblasts and smooth muscle, were infected by exposure to virus (5-10 X 105 colony- the percent of nuclei in myotubes ranged from 5 to 30%. In forming units) and Polybrene (8 ,ug/ml) in a final volume of cultures of converted dermal fibroblasts and RPE cells, the 100 ,l. After 8 hr, 1.5 ml ofmedium was added. Infected cells number ranged from 1 to 5%. We cannot explain this varia- were selected, using medium containing G418 (0.8 mg/ml) for tion. No desmin' or myofibrillar protein' cells were ob- the next 6 days, followed by medium without G418. served in control cultures. Immunostaining. At various times after infection, the cul- The myotubes in cultures of converted chondroblasts and tures were fixed and double-stained with various combina- dermal fibroblasts were indistinguishable from those pre- tions of antibodies to desmin, a-actinin, titin, nebulin, a-ac- pared from normal day-10 embryonic breast muscles in terms tin, troponin-I, tropomyosin, MHC, MLC, and myomesin, as of elongated morphology, number of nuclei, density of myo- described (20). fibrils, and the sarcomeric localization of antibodies to a-ac- tinin, titin, nebulin, a-actin, troponin-I, tropomyosin, MHC, MLC, myomesin, and desmin (Fig. 1). These myotubes RESULTS contracted spontaneously. Though reasonably normal myo- Assembly of Striated Myofibrils in Myotubes Derived from tubes emerged in converted smooth muscle cultures, they MyoD-Converted Cells. Cultures of dermal fibroblasts, chon- frequently contained fewer nuclei per myotube and often droblasts, gizzard smooth muscle, and RPE cells were in- displayed long irregular pseudopodial extensions. The mul- fected with control and MyoD amphotropic retroviruses tinucleated cells that emerged in RPE-converted cultures containing the neomycin phosphotransferase gene. After were the least normal cytologically. They formed poorly selection in G418, the MyoD-infected cultures were reared in adherent myotubes that failed to elongate and frequently a normal mitogen-rich medium for 2-12 days. On average, the retracted from the substrate. Nevertheless these often 1 FIG. 1. (A and B) Postselected day-10 culture of converted dermal fibroblasts stained with anti-MHC and 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride (DAPI), respectively. (C and D) Postselected day-10 culture of converted gizzard smooth muscle cells, stained with anti-MHC and DAPI, respectively.
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