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Salminen A, Kaarniranta K. Regulation of the aging process by autophagy. Trends Mol Med 2009; 15:217-24. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molmed.2009.03.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 205] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2009] [Revised: 03/06/2009] [Accepted: 03/06/2009] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Jensen TE, Wojtaszewski JFP, Richter EA. AMP-activated protein kinase in contraction regulation of skeletal muscle metabolism: necessary and/or sufficient? Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2009; 196:155-74. [PMID: 19243572 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2009.01979.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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In skeletal muscle, the contraction-activated heterotrimeric 5'-AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) protein is proposed to regulate the balance between anabolic and catabolic processes by increasing substrate uptake and turnover in addition to regulating the transcription of proteins involved in mitochondrial biogenesis and other aspects of promoting an oxidative muscle phenotype. Here, the current knowledge on the expression of AMPK subunits in human quadriceps muscle and evidence from rodent studies suggesting distinct AMPK subunit expression pattern in different muscle types is reviewed. Then, the intensity and time dependence of AMPK activation in human quadriceps and rodent muscle are evaluated. Subsequently, a major part of this review critically examines the evidence supporting a necessary and/or sufficient role of AMPK in a broad spectrum of skeletal muscle contraction-relevant processes. These include glucose uptake, glycogen synthesis, post-exercise insulin sensitivity, fatty acid (FA) uptake, intramuscular triacylglyceride hydrolysis, FA oxidation, suppression of protein synthesis, proteolysis, autophagy and transcriptional regulation of genes relevant to promoting an oxidative phenotype.
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- T E Jensen
- Molecular Physiology Group, Copenhagen Muscle Research Centre, Section of Human Physiology, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Jaeger PA, Wyss-Coray T. All-you-can-eat: autophagy in neurodegeneration and neuroprotection. Mol Neurodegener 2009; 4:16. [PMID: 19348680 PMCID: PMC2679749 DOI: 10.1186/1750-1326-4-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 132] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2008] [Accepted: 04/06/2009] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Autophagy is the major pathway involved in the degradation of proteins and organelles, cellular remodeling, and survival during nutrient starvation. Autophagosomal dysfunction has been implicated in an increasing number of diseases from cancer to bacterial and viral infections and more recently in neurodegeneration. While a decrease in autophagic activity appears to interfere with protein degradation and possibly organelle turnover, increased autophagy has been shown to facilitate the clearance of aggregation-prone proteins and promote neuronal survival in a number of disease models. On the other hand, too much autophagic activity can be detrimental as well and lead to cell death, suggesting the regulation of autophagy has an important role in cell fate decisions. An increasing number of model systems are now available to study the role of autophagy in the central nervous system and how it might be exploited to treat disease. We will review here the current knowledge of autophagy in the central nervous system and provide an overview of the various models that have been used to study acute and chronic neurodegeneration.
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- Philipp A Jaeger
- Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, VA Palo Alto Health Care System, 3801 Miranda Ave, Palo Alto, California, USA.
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Chiacchiera F, Matrone A, Ferrari E, Ingravallo G, Lo Sasso G, Murzilli S, Petruzzelli M, Salvatore L, Moschetta A, Simone C. p38alpha blockade inhibits colorectal cancer growth in vivo by inducing a switch from HIF1alpha- to FoxO-dependent transcription. Cell Death Differ 2009; 16:1203-14. [PMID: 19343039 DOI: 10.1038/cdd.2009.36] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Colorectal cancer cell (CRC) fate is governed by an intricate network of signaling pathways, some of which are the direct target of DNA mutations, whereas others are functionally deregulated. As a consequence, cells acquire the ability to grow under nutrients and oxygen shortage conditions. We earlier reported that p38alpha activity is necessary for proliferation and survival of CRCs in a cell type-specific manner and regardless of their phenotype and genotype. Here, we show that p38alpha sustains the expression of HIF1alpha target genes encoding for glycolytic rate-limiting enzymes, and that its inhibition causes a drastic decrease in ATP intracellular levels in CRCs. Prolonged inactivation of p38alpha triggers AMPK-dependent nuclear localization of FoxO3A and subsequent activation of its target genes, leading to autophagy, cell cycle arrest and cell death. In vivo, pharmacological blockade of p38alpha inhibits CRC growth in xenografted nude mice and azoxymethane-treated Apc(Min) mice, achieving both a cytostatic and cytotoxic effect, associated with high nuclear expression of FoxO3A and increased expression of its target genes p21 and PTEN. Hence, inhibition of p38alpha affects the aerobic glycolytic metabolism specific of cancer cells and might be taken advantage of as a therapeutic strategy targeted against CRCs.
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- F Chiacchiera
- Laboratory of Signal-dependent Transcription, Department of Translational Pharmacology, Consorzio Mario Negri Sud, Santa Maria Imbaro, Ch 66030, Italy
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Autophagy: A lysosomal degradation pathway with a central role in health and disease. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2009; 1793:664-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2008.07.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 535] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2008] [Revised: 07/09/2008] [Accepted: 07/10/2008] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Recently, autophagy has emerged as a critical process in the control of T-cell homeostasis. Given the pivotal role of NF-kappaB in the signaling events of T cells, we have analyzed and unveiled a conserved NF-kappaB binding site in the promoter of the murine and human BECN1 autophagic gene (Atg6). Accordingly, we demonstrate that the NF-kappaB family member p65/RelA upregulates BECN1 mRNA and protein levels in different cellular systems. Moreover, p65-mediated upregulation of BECN1 is coupled to increased autophagy. The newly identified kappaB site in the BECN1 promoter specifically interacts with p65 both in vitro and in living Jurkat cells upon phorbol myristate acetate (PMA)-ionomycin stimulation, where p65 induction is coupled to BECN1 upregulation and autophagy induction. Finally, anti-CD3- and PMA-ionomycin-mediated activation of T-cell receptor signaling in peripheral T cells from lymph nodes of healthy mice results in an upregulation of BECN1 expression that can be blocked by the NF-kappaB inhibitor BAY 11-7082. Altogether, these data suggest that autophagy could represent a novel route modulated by p65 to regulate cell survival and control T-cell homeostasis.
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Young ARJ, Narita M, Ferreira M, Kirschner K, Sadaie M, Darot JFJ, Tavaré S, Arakawa S, Shimizu S, Watt FM, Narita M. Autophagy mediates the mitotic senescence transition. Genes Dev 2009; 23:798-803. [PMID: 19279323 DOI: 10.1101/gad.519709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 795] [Impact Index Per Article: 53.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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As a stress response, senescence is a dynamic process involving multiple effector mechanisms whose combination determines the phenotypic quality. Here we identify autophagy as a new effector mechanism of senescence. Autophagy is activated during senescence and its activation is correlated with negative feedback in the PI3K-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway. A subset of autophagy-related genes are up-regulated during senescence: Overexpression of one of those genes, ULK3, induces autophagy and senescence. Furthermore, inhibition of autophagy delays the senescence phenotype, including senescence-associated secretion. Our data suggest that autophagy, and its consequent protein turnover, mediate the acquisition of the senescence phenotype.
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- Andrew R J Young
- Cancer Research UK, Cambridge Research Institute, Li Ka Shing Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Laure L, Suel L, Roudaut C, Bourg N, Ouali A, Bartoli M, Richard I, Danièle N. Cardiac ankyrin repeat protein is a marker of skeletal muscle pathological remodelling. FEBS J 2009; 276:669-84. [PMID: 19143834 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-4658.2008.06814.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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In an attempt to identify potential therapeutic targets for the correction of muscle wasting, the gene expression of several pivotal proteins involved in protein metabolism was investigated in experimental atrophy induced by transient or definitive denervation, as well as in four animal models of muscular dystrophies (deficient for calpain 3, dysferlin, alpha-sarcoglycan and dystrophin, respectively). The results showed that: (a) the components of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway are upregulated during the very early phases of atrophy but do not greatly increase in the muscular dystrophy models; (b) forkhead box protein O1 mRNA expression is augmented in the muscles of a limb girdle muscular dystrophy 2A murine model; and (c) the expression of cardiac ankyrin repeat protein (CARP), a regulator of transcription factors, appears to be persistently upregulated in every condition, suggesting that CARP could be a hub protein participating in common pathological molecular pathway(s). Interestingly, the mRNA level of a cell cycle inhibitor known to be upregulated by CARP in other tissues, p21(WAF1/CIP1), is consistently increased whenever CARP is upregulated. CARP overexpression in muscle fibres fails to affect their calibre, indicating that CARP per se cannot initiate atrophy. However, a switch towards fast-twitch fibres is observed, suggesting that CARP plays a role in skeletal muscle plasticity. The observation that p21(WAF1/CIP1) is upregulated, put in perspective with the effects of CARP on the fibre type, fits well with the idea that the mechanisms at stake might be required to oppose muscle remodelling in skeletal muscle.
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Turpin SM, Ryall JG, Southgate R, Darby I, Hevener AL, Febbraio MA, Kemp BE, Lynch GS, Watt MJ. Examination of 'lipotoxicity' in skeletal muscle of high-fat fed and ob/ob mice. J Physiol 2009; 587:1593-605. [PMID: 19204053 DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2008.166033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Excess lipid accumulation resulting from an elevated supply of plasma fatty acids is linked to the pathogenesis of the metabolic syndrome and heart disease. The term 'lipotoxicity' was coined to describe how lipid accumulation leads to cellular dysfunction and death in non-adipose tissues including the heart, pancreas and liver. While lipotoxicity has been shown in cultured skeletal muscle cells, the degree of lipotoxicity in vivo and the functional consequences are unresolved. We studied three models of fatty acid overload in male mice: 5 h Intralipid((R)) and heparin infusion, prolonged high fat feeding (HFF) and genetic obesity induced by leptin deficiency (ob/ob mice). Markers of apoptosis, proteolysis and autophagy were assessed as readouts of lipotoxicity. The Intralipid((R)) infusion increased caspase 3 activity in skeletal muscle, demonstrating that enhancing fatty acid flux activates pro-apoptotic pathways. HFF and genetic obesity increased tissue lipid content but did not influence apoptosis. Gene array analysis revealed that HFF reduced the expression of 31 pro-apoptotic genes. Markers of autophagy (LC3beta and beclin-1 expression) were unaffected by HFF and were associated with enhanced Bcl(2) protein expression. Proteolytic activity was similarly unaffected by HFF or in ob/ob mice. Thus, contrary to our previous findings in muscle culture in vitro and in other non-adipose tissues in vivo, lipid overload did not induce apoptosis, autophagy or proteolysis in skeletal muscle. A broad transcriptional suppression of pro-apoptotic proteins may explain this resistance to lipid-induced cell death in skeletal muscle.
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- S M Turpin
- St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research and the Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia
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Wong A, Woodcock EA. FoxO proteins and cardiac pathology. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2009; 665:78-89. [PMID: 20429417 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-1599-3_6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The FoxO family of transcription factors mediate a wide range of cellular responses from cell death to cell survival, growth inhibition and glucose utilization. This complex array of responses is regulated by an equally complex regulatory system, involving phosphorylation, ubiquitinization and acetylation, in addition to interactions with other transcription factors and transcriptional modifiers. In heart, FoxO proteins have been shown to be involved in development in limiting hypertrophic growth responses and in cardioprotection provided by silent information regulator 1 (Sirt1). However, the range of responses mediated by FoxO proteins and the clear evidence for involvement of FoxO regulators in cardiac pathology, suggest that further pathological actions of FoxO family members remain to be elucidated.
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- Albert Wong
- Molecular Cardiology Laboratory, Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Marzetti E, Lees HA, Wohlgemuth SE, Leeuwenburgh C. Sarcopenia of aging: underlying cellular mechanisms and protection by calorie restriction. Biofactors 2009; 35:28-35. [PMID: 19319843 PMCID: PMC5992495 DOI: 10.1002/biof.5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Sarcopenia, the loss of muscle mass and function, is a common feature of aging and impacts on individual health and quality of life. Several cellular mechanisms have been involved in the pathogenesis of this syndrome, including mitochondrial dysfunction, altered apoptotic and autophagic signaling, and, more recently, trace metal dyshomeostasis. Calorie restriction (CR) without malnutrition has been shown to ameliorate the age-related loss of muscle mass in a variety a species. Mechanisms of protection span from preservation of mitochondrial functional and structural integrity to mitochondrial biogenesis, reduction of oxidative stress, and favorable modulation of apoptotic and autophagic signaling pathways. Importantly, preliminary evidence indicates that moderate CR may promote muscle mitochondrial biogenesis in middle-aged human subjects. Further research is warranted to investigate whether CR may represent a safe and efficient strategy to delay the onset and mitigate the progression of sarcopenia in older adults.
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- Emanuele Marzetti
- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, Division of Biology of Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
- Department of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Physiatrics, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
- Address for correspondence: Emanuele Marzetti, MD, Ph.D., Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, Division of Biology of Aging, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Road, Room P1-09, PO Box 100143, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. Tel: +1 352 273 5734, Fax: +1 352 273 5737; ; or Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Ph.D., Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, Division of Biology of Aging, University of Florida, 210 East Mowry Road, PO Box 112610, Gainesville, FL, USA. Tel: +1 352 273 6796; Fax: +1 352 273 59230;
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, Division of Biology of Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, Division of Biology of Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
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- Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, Division of Biology of Aging, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, USA
- Address for correspondence: Emanuele Marzetti, MD, Ph.D., Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, Division of Biology of Aging, University of Florida, 1600 SW Archer Road, Room P1-09, PO Box 100143, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. Tel: +1 352 273 5734, Fax: +1 352 273 5737; ; or Christiaan Leeuwenburgh, Ph.D., Department of Aging and Geriatric Research, Institute on Aging, Division of Biology of Aging, University of Florida, 210 East Mowry Road, PO Box 112610, Gainesville, FL, USA. Tel: +1 352 273 6796; Fax: +1 352 273 59230;
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Amirouche A, Durieux AC, Banzet S, Koulmann N, Bonnefoy R, Mouret C, Bigard X, Peinnequin A, Freyssenet D. Down-regulation of Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin signaling pathway in response to myostatin overexpression in skeletal muscle. Endocrinology 2009; 150:286-94. [PMID: 18801898 DOI: 10.1210/en.2008-0959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 199] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Myostatin, a member of the TGF-beta family, has been identified as a master regulator of embryonic myogenesis and early postnatal skeletal muscle growth. However, cumulative evidence also suggests that alterations in skeletal muscle mass are associated with dysregulation in myostatin expression and that myostatin may contribute to muscle mass loss in adulthood. Two major branches of the Akt pathway are relevant for the regulation of skeletal muscle mass, the Akt/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway, which controls protein synthesis, and the Akt/forkhead box O (FOXO) pathway, which controls protein degradation. Here, we provide further insights into the mechanisms by which myostatin regulates skeletal muscle mass by showing that myostatin negatively regulates Akt/mTOR signaling pathway. Electrotransfer of a myostatin expression vector into the tibialis anterior muscle of Sprague Dawley male rats increased myostatin protein level and decreased skeletal muscle mass 7 d after gene electrotransfer. Using RT-PCR and immunoblot analyses, we showed that myostatin overexpression was ineffective to alter the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. By contrast, myostatin acted as a negative regulator of Akt/mTOR pathway. This was supported by data showing that the phosphorylation of Akt on Thr308, tuberous sclerosis complex 2 on Thr1462, ribosomal protein S6 on Ser235/236, and 4E-BP1 on Thr37/46 was attenuated 7 d after myostatin gene electrotransfer. The data support the conclusion that Akt/mTOR signaling is a key target that accounts for myostatin function during muscle atrophy, uncovering a novel role for myostatin in protein metabolism and more specifically in the regulation of translation in skeletal muscle.
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- Adel Amirouche
- Pôle de Recherche et d'Enseignement Supérieur Université de Lyon, Université Jean Monnet, Laboratoire de Physiologie de l'Exercice, Equipe d'accueil, Saint Etienne, France
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Morley JE, Anker SD, Evans WJ. Cachexia and aging: an update based on the Fourth International Cachexia Meeting. J Nutr Health Aging 2009; 13:47-55. [PMID: 19151908 DOI: 10.1007/s12603-009-0009-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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This manuscript highlights the new developments in the pathophysiology of anorexia, cachexia and sarcopenia, based on presentations given at the Fourth International Cachexia Meeting. It stresses the importance of these conditions in older persons.
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- J E Morley
- Division of Geriatric Medicine, Saint Louis University School of Medicine and GRECC, VA Medical Center, St Louis, MO 63104, USA.
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McClung JM, Judge AR, Talbert EE, Powers SK. Calpain-1 is required for hydrogen peroxide-induced myotube atrophy. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2008; 296:C363-71. [PMID: 19109522 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00497.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 97] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Recent reports suggest numerous roles for cysteine proteases in the progression of skeletal muscle atrophy due to disuse or disease. Nonetheless, a specific requirement for these proteases in the progression of skeletal muscle atrophy has not been demonstrated. Therefore, this investigation determined whether calpains or caspase-3 is required for oxidant-induced C2C12 myotube atrophy. We demonstrate that exposure to hydrogen peroxide (25 microM H2O2) induces myotube oxidative damage and atrophy, with no evidence of cell death. Twenty-four hours of exposure to H2O2 significantly reduced both myotube diameter and the abundance of numerous proteins, including myosin (-81%), alpha-actinin (-40%), desmin (-79%), talin (-37%), and troponin I (-80%). Myotube atrophy was also characterized by increased cleavage of the cysteine protease substrate alphaII-spectrin following 4 h and 24 h of H2O2 treatment. This degradation was blocked by administration of the protease inhibitor leupeptin (10 microM). Using small interfering RNA transfection of mature myotubes against the specific proteases calpain-1, calpain-2, and caspase-3, we demonstrated that calpain-1 is required for H2O2-induced myotube atrophy. Collectively, our data provide the first evidence for an absolute requirement for calpain-1 in the development of skeletal muscle myotube atrophy in response to oxidant-induced cellular stress.
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- J M McClung
- Dept. of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, Univ. of Florida, Rm. 25 Florida Gym, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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Calura E, Cagnin S, Raffaello A, Laveder P, Lanfranchi G, Romualdi C. Meta-analysis of expression signatures of muscle atrophy: gene interaction networks in early and late stages. BMC Genomics 2008; 9:630. [PMID: 19108710 PMCID: PMC2642825 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2164-9-630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2008] [Accepted: 12/23/2008] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Background Skeletal muscle mass can be markedly reduced through a process called atrophy, as a consequence of many diseases or critical physiological and environmental situations. Atrophy is characterised by loss of contractile proteins and reduction of fiber volume. Although in the last decade the molecular aspects underlying muscle atrophy have received increased attention, the fine mechanisms controlling muscle degeneration are still incomplete. In this study we applied meta-analysis on gene expression signatures pertaining to different types of muscle atrophy for the identification of novel key regulatory signals implicated in these degenerative processes. Results We found a general down-regulation of genes involved in energy production and carbohydrate metabolism and up-regulation of genes for protein degradation and catabolism. Six functional pathways occupy central positions in the molecular network obtained by the integration of atrophy transcriptome and molecular interaction data. They are TGF-β pathway, apoptosis, membrane trafficking/cytoskeleton organization, NFKB pathways, inflammation and reorganization of the extracellular matrix. Protein degradation pathway is evident only in the network specific for muscle short-term response to atrophy. TGF-β pathway plays a central role with proteins SMAD3/4, MYC, MAX and CDKN1A in the general network, and JUN, MYC, GNB2L1/RACK1 in the short-term muscle response network. Conclusion Our study offers a general overview of the molecular pathways and cellular processes regulating the establishment and maintenance of atrophic state in skeletal muscle, showing also how the different pathways are interconnected. This analysis identifies novel key factors that could be further investigated as potential targets for the development of therapeutic treatments. We suggest that the transcription factors SMAD3/4, GNB2L1/RACK1, MYC, MAX and JUN, whose functions have been extensively studied in tumours but only marginally in muscle, appear instead to play important roles in regulating muscle response to atrophy.
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- Enrica Calura
- Department of Biology, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
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Lynch GS. Update on emerging drugs for sarcopenia – age-related muscle wasting. Expert Opin Emerg Drugs 2008; 13:655-73. [DOI: 10.1517/14728210802544476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Attaix D, Combaret L, Béchet D, Taillandier D. Role of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in muscle atrophy in cachexia. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2008; 2:262-6. [DOI: 10.1097/spc.0b013e3283196ac2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Mearini G, Schlossarek S, Willis MS, Carrier L. The ubiquitin–proteasome system in cardiac dysfunction. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2008; 1782:749-63. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2008.06.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2008] [Revised: 06/12/2008] [Accepted: 06/18/2008] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Current World Literature. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 2008; 2:288-91. [DOI: 10.1097/spc.0b013e32831d29c1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Gao Y, Ordas R, Klein JD, Price SR. Regulation of caspase-3 activity by insulin in skeletal muscle cells involves both PI3-kinase and MEK-1/2. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2008; 105:1772-8. [PMID: 18832759 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.90636.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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A hallmark of skeletal muscle atrophy is increased activities of several proteolytic systems, including caspase-3. We have previously shown that conditions involving insulin deficiency or insulin resistance increase both overall protein degradation and caspase-3-mediated actin cleavage. In the present experiments, we examined how insulin regulates caspase-3 activity in L6 myotubes. Reducing the serum concentration in the culture media from 2 to 0.5% overnight increased caspase-3 activity and actin cleavage. Addition of insulin to proteolytically active cells attenuated both responses within 4 h. Individually, inhibitors of either phosphatidylinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) or MEK1/2 partially blocked the insulin-induced reduction in caspase-3 activity; in combination, the inhibitors completely prevented insulin from attenuating caspase-3 activity. Insulin suppressed caspase-3 activity by a complex mechanism that included direct inhibition due to an increased interaction between caspase-3 and cellular inhibitor of apoptosis-1 and indirect inhibition via phosphorylation (i.e., inactivation) of the proapoptotic protein Bad, which participates in the intrinsic (i.e., mitochondrial) apoptosis activation cascade. Unlike other cell types, the phosphorylation of Bad Ser112 was mediated by the PI3K/Akt pathway rather than the MEK/ERK/ribosomal S6 protein kinase pathway. In summary, our findings indicate that insulin regulates caspase-3 activity by a multistep process that is unique to skeletal muscle, thus providing insights about the muscle-specific nature of the atrophy process.
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- Yongmei Gao
- Renal Division, Rm. 338, Woodruff Memorial Research Bldg., 1639 Pierce Dr., Emory Univ., Atlanta, GA 30322, USA
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Muscle wasting in sepsis reflects activation of multiple proteolytic mechanisms, including lyosomal and ubiquitin-proteasome-dependent protein breakdown. Recent studies suggest that activation of the calpain system also plays an important role in sepsis-induced muscle wasting. Perhaps the most important consequence of calpain activation in skeletal muscle during sepsis is disruption of the sarcomere, allowing for the release of myofilaments (including actin and myosin) that are subsequently ubiquitinated and degraded by the 26S proteasome. Other important consequences of calpain activation that may contribute to muscle wasting during sepsis include degradation of certain transcription factors and nuclear cofactors, activation of the 26S proteasome, and inhibition of Akt activity, allowing for downstream activation of Foxo transcription factors and GSK-3beta. The role of calpain activation in sepsis-induced muscle wasting suggests that the calpain system may be a therapeutic target in the prevention and treatment of muscle wasting during sepsis. Furthermore, because calpain activation may also be involved in muscle wasting caused by other conditions, including different muscular dystrophies and cancer, calpain inhibitors may be beneficial not only in the treatment of sepsis-induced muscle wasting but in other conditions causing muscle atrophy as well.
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- Ira J Smith
- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Ageing in divergent animal phyla is influenced by several evolutionarily conserved signalling pathways, mitochondrial activity and various environmental factors such as nutrient availability and temperature. Although ageing is a multifactorial process with many mechanisms contributing to the decline, the intracellular accumulation of damaged proteins and mitochondria is a feature common to all aged cells. Autophagy (cellular self-eating) - a lysosome-mediated catabolic process of eukaryotic cells to digest their own constituents - is a major route for the bulk degradation of aberrant cytosolic macromolecules and organelles. Indeed, genetic studies show that autophagy-related genes are required for lifespan extension in various long-lived mutant nematodes and promote survival in worms and flies exposed to prolonged starvation. These data implicate autophagy in ageing control. Furthermore, results in Drosophila demonstrate that promoting basal expression of the autophagy gene Atg8 in the nervous system extends lifespan by 50%, thereby providing evidence that the autophagy pathway regulates the rate at which the tissues age. In this review, the molecular mechanisms by which autophagy genes interact with longevity pathways in diverse organisms ranging from yeast to mammals are discussed.
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Greenhaff PL, Karagounis LG, Peirce N, Simpson EJ, Hazell M, Layfield R, Wackerhage H, Smith K, Atherton P, Selby A, Rennie MJ. Disassociation between the effects of amino acids and insulin on signaling, ubiquitin ligases, and protein turnover in human muscle. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2008; 295:E595-604. [PMID: 18577697 PMCID: PMC2536736 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.90411.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 355] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2008] [Accepted: 06/21/2008] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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We determined the effects of intravenous infusion of amino acids (AA) at serum insulin of 5, 30, 72, and 167 mU/l on anabolic signaling, expression of ubiquitin-proteasome components, and protein turnover in muscles of healthy young men. Tripling AA availability at 5 mU/l insulin doubled incorporation of [1-(13)C]leucine [i.e., muscle protein synthesis (MPS), P < 0.01] without affecting the rate of leg protein breakdown (LPB; appearance of d(5)-phenylalanine). While keeping AA availability constant, increasing insulin to 30 mU/l halved LPB (P < 0.05) without further inhibition at higher doses, whereas rates of MPS were identical to that at 5 mU/l insulin. The phosphorylation of PKB Ser(473) and p70(S6k) Thr(389) increased concomitantly with insulin, but whereas raising insulin to 30 mU/l increased the phosphorylation of mTOR Ser(2448), 4E-BP1 Thr(37/46), or GSK3beta Ser(9) and decreased that of eEF2 Thr(56), higher insulin doses to 72 and 167 mU/l did not augment these latter responses. MAFbx and proteasome C2 subunit proteins declined as insulin increased, with MuRF-1 expression largely unchanged. Thus increasing AA and insulin availability causes changes in anabolic signaling and amounts of enzymes of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway, which cannot be easily reconciled with observed effects on MPS or LPB.
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- P L Greenhaff
- Centre for Integrated Systems Biology and Medicine, Univ. of Nottingham, Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham NG7 2UH, UK.
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Blaauw B, Mammucari C, Toniolo L, Agatea L, Abraham R, Sandri M, Reggiani C, Schiaffino S. Akt activation prevents the force drop induced by eccentric contractions in dystrophin-deficient skeletal muscle. Hum Mol Genet 2008; 17:3686-96. [DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Muscle performance is influenced by turnover of contractile proteins. Production of new myofibrils and degradation of existing proteins is a delicate balance, which, depending on the condition, can promote muscle growth or loss. Protein synthesis and protein degradation are coordinately regulated by pathways that are influenced by mechanical stress, physical activity, availability of nutrients, and growth factors. Understanding the signaling that regulates muscle mass may provide potential therapeutic targets for the prevention and treatment of muscle wasting in metabolic and neuromuscular diseases.
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- Marco Sandri
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.
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Rajan V, Mitch WE. Ubiquitin, proteasomes and proteolytic mechanisms activated by kidney disease. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2008; 1782:795-9. [PMID: 18723090 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2008.07.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2008] [Revised: 07/27/2008] [Accepted: 07/30/2008] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) includes 3 enzymes that conjugate ubiquitin to intracellular proteins that are then recognized and degraded in the proteasome. The process participates in the regulation of cell metabolism. In the kidney, the UPS regulates the turnover of transporters and signaling proteins and its activity is down regulated in acidosis-induced proximal tubular cell hypertrophy. In chronic kidney disease (CKD), muscle wasting occurs because complications of CKD including acidosis, insulin resistance, inflammation, and increased angiotensin II levels stimulate the UPS to degrade muscle proteins. This response also includes caspase-3 and calpains which act to cleave muscle proteins to provide substrates for the UPS. For example, caspase-3 degrades actomyosin, leaving a 14 kDa fragment of actin in muscle. The 14 kDa actin fragment is increased in muscle of patient with kidney disease, burn injury and surgery. In addition, acidosis, insulin resistance, inflammation and angiotensin II stimulate glucocorticoid production. Glucocorticoids are also required for the muscle wasting that occurs in CKD. Thus, the UPS is involved in regulating kidney function and participates in highly organized responses that degrade muscle protein in response to loss of kidney function.
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- Vik Rajan
- Nephrology Division, M/S: BCM 285 Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Alkek N-520 Houston, TX 77030, USA
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Arthur PG, Grounds MD, Shavlakadze T. Oxidative stress as a therapeutic target during muscle wasting: considering the complex interactions. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care 2008; 11:408-16. [PMID: 18542000 DOI: 10.1097/mco.0b013e328302f3fe] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The aim of this overview is to highlight the multiple ways in which oxidative stress could be exacerbating muscle wasting. Understanding these interactions in vivo will assist in identifying opportunities for more targeted therapies to reduce skeletal muscle wasting. RECENT FINDINGS There are many excellent reviews describing how oxidative stress can damage cellular macromolecules, as well as cause deleterious effects through the modulation of signalling pathways. In this overview, we highlight the potential for complex and possibly paradoxical interactions in vivo. Signalling pathways are discussed, using examples involving nuclear factor-kappa B, apoptosis signal-regulating kinase 1 and Akt. Oxidative stress may also be involved in complex interactions with other factors capable of stimulating the loss of muscle mass, possibly through amplifying feedback cycles. This is discussed using examples related to calcium and tumour necrosis factor. SUMMARY There is convincing evidence that oxidative stress can increase protein catabolism. The challenge is to demonstrate that oxidative stress is a significant player in the complex interplay that leads to the in-vivo muscle wasting that is caused by a range of conditions and diseases.
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- Peter G Arthur
- School of Biomedical, Biomolecular & Chemical Sciences, The University of Western Australia, Crawley, Australia.
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Vignaud A, Fougerousse F, Mouisel E, Guerchet N, Hourde C, Bacou F, Butler-Browne GS, Chatonnet A, Ferry A. Genetic inactivation of acetylcholinesterase causes functional and structural impairment of mouse soleus muscles. Cell Tissue Res 2008; 333:289-96. [DOI: 10.1007/s00441-008-0640-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2008] [Revised: 05/06/2008] [Accepted: 05/08/2008] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Autophagy is a cellular process that has been defined and analyzed almost entirely by qualitative measures. In no small part, this is attributable to the absence of robust quantitative assays that can easily and reliably permit the progress of key steps in autophagy to be assessed. We have recently developed a cell-based assay that specifically measures proteolytic cleavage of a tripartite sensor protein by the autophagy protease ATG4B. Activation of ATG4B results in release of Gaussia luciferase from cells that can be non-invasively harvested from cellular supernatants. Here, we compare this technique to existing methods and propose that this type of assay will be suitable for genome-wide functional screens and in vivo analysis of autophagy.
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- Robin Ketteler
- Center for Computational and Integrative Biology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Genetics, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02114, USA
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Wang X, Su H, Ranek MJ. Protein quality control and degradation in cardiomyocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol 2008; 45:11-27. [PMID: 18495153 DOI: 10.1016/j.yjmcc.2008.03.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2007] [Revised: 03/23/2008] [Accepted: 03/29/2008] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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The heart is constantly under stress and cardiomyocytes face enormous challenges to correctly fold nascent polypeptides and keep mature proteins from denaturing. To meet the challenge, cardiomyocytes have developed multi-layered protein quality control (PQC) mechanisms which are carried out primarily by chaperones and ubiquitin-proteasome system mediated proteolysis. Autophagy may also participate in PQC in cardiomyocytes, especially under pathological conditions. Cardiac PQC often becomes inadequate in heart disease, which may play an important role in the development of congestive heart failure.
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- Xuejun Wang
- Division of Basic Biomedical Sciences, Sanford School of Medicine of the University of South Dakota, Vermillion, SD 57069, USA.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW A dynamic network of anabolic and catabolic pathways regulates skeletal muscle mass in adult organisms. Muscle atrophy is the detrimental outcome of an imbalance of this network. The purpose of this review is to provide a critical evaluation of different forms of muscle atrophy from a mechanistic and therapeutic point of view. RECENT FINDINGS The identification and molecular characterization of distinct pathways implicated in the pathogenesis of muscle atrophy have revealed potential targets for therapeutic interventions. However, an effective application of these therapies requires a better understanding of the relative contribution of these pathways to the development of muscle atrophy in distinct pathological conditions. SUMMARY We propose that the decline in anabolic signals ('passive atrophy') and activation of catabolic pathways ('active atrophy') contribute differently to the pathogenesis of muscle atrophy associated with distinct diseases or unfavorable conditions. Interestingly, these pathways might converge on common transcriptional effectors, suggesting that an optimal intervention should be directed to targets at the chromatin level. We provide the rationale for the use of epigenetic drugs such as deacetylase inhibitors, which target multiple signaling pathways implicated in the pathogenesis of muscle atrophy.
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- Valentina Guasconi
- Dulbecco Telethon Institute (DTI) at Fondazione Santa Lucia/EBRI, Rome, Italy
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- Dulbecco Telethon Institute (DTI) at Fondazione Santa Lucia/EBRI, Rome, Italy
- The Burnham Institute for Medical Research, California, USA
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The FoxO family of Forkhead transcription factors plays an important role in longevity and tumor suppression by upregulating target genes involved in stress resistance, metabolism, cell cycle arrest and apoptosis. FoxO transcription factors translate a variety of environmental stimuli, including insulin, growth factors, nutrients and oxidative stress, into specific gene-expression programs. These environmental stimuli control FoxO activity primarily by regulating their subcellular localization, but also by affecting their protein levels, DNA-binding properties and transcriptional activity. The precise regulation of FoxO transcription factors is enacted by an intricate combination of post-translational modifications (PTMs), including phosphorylation, acetylation and ubiquitination, and binding protein partners. An intriguing possibility is that FoxO PTMs may act as a 'molecular FoxO code' read by selective protein partners to rapidly regulate gene-expression programs. The effective control of FoxO activity in response to environmental stimuli is likely to be critical to prevent aging and age-dependent diseases, including cancer, neurodegenerative diseases and diabetes.
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Sirtuin inhibition protects from the polyalanine muscular dystrophy protein PABPN1. Hum Mol Genet 2008; 17:2108-17. [DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddn109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Salih DAM, Brunet A. FoxO transcription factors in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis during aging. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2008; 20:126-36. [PMID: 18394876 DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2008.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 437] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2008] [Revised: 02/14/2008] [Accepted: 02/18/2008] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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The FoxO family of Forkhead transcription factors functions at the interface of tumor suppression, energy metabolism, and organismal longevity. FoxO factors are key downstream targets of insulin, growth factor, nutrient, and oxidative stress stimuli that coordinate a wide range of cellular outputs. FoxO-dependent cellular responses include gluconeogenesis, neuropeptide secretion, atrophy, autophagy, apoptosis, cell cycle arrest, and stress resistance. This review will discuss the roles of the mammalian FoxO family in a variety of cell types, from stem cells to mature cells, in the context of the whole organism. Given the overwhelming evidence that the FoxO factors promote longevity in invertebrates, this review will also discuss the potential role of the FoxO factors in the aging of mammalian organisms.
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- Dervis A M Salih
- Department of Genetics, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, United States
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Hydrophobic statins induce autophagy in cultured human rhabdomyosarcoma cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2008; 367:462-7. [PMID: 18178158 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2007.12.166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/25/2007] [Accepted: 12/27/2007] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Statins are widely used to treat hypercholesterolemia, but they are associated with muscle-related adverse events, by as yet, inadequately resolved mechanisms. In this study, we report that statins induced autophagy in cultured human rhabdomyosarcoma A204 cells. Potency differed widely among the statins: cerivastatin induced autophagy at 0.1muM, simvastatin at 10muM but none was induced by pravastatin. Addition of mevalonate, but not cholesterol, blocked induction of autophagy by cerivastatin, suggesting that this induction is dependent on modulation of isoprenoid metabolic pathways. The statin-induced autophagy was not observed in other types of cells, such as human hepatoma HepG2 or embryonic kidney HEK293 cells. Muscle-specific abortive induction of autophagy by hydrophobic statins is a possible mechanism for statin-induced muscle-related side effects.
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FoxO3 regulates the transcription of critical components of the ubiquitin-proteasome system in muscle wasting. Two reports (Mammucari et al., 2007; Zhao et al., 2007) now implicate FoxO3 in the transcription of autophagy-related genes and provide the first direct evidence for a coordinated role of autophagy in muscle atrophy.
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- Didier Attaix
- Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, UMR1019, Proteolysis Group, 63122 Ceyrat, France.
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FoxO3 controls autophagy in skeletal muscle in vivo. Cell Metab 2007; 6:458-71. [PMID: 18054315 DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2007.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1473] [Impact Index Per Article: 86.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2007] [Revised: 10/01/2007] [Accepted: 11/05/2007] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Autophagy allows cell survival during starvation through the bulk degradation of proteins and organelles by lysosomal enzymes. However, the mechanisms responsible for the induction and regulation of the autophagy program are poorly understood. Here we show that the FoxO3 transcription factor, which plays a critical role in muscle atrophy, is necessary and sufficient for the induction of autophagy in skeletal muscle in vivo. Akt/PKB activation blocks FoxO3 activation and autophagy, and this effect is not prevented by rapamycin. FoxO3 controls the transcription of autophagy-related genes, including LC3 and Bnip3, and Bnip3 appears to mediate the effect of FoxO3 on autophagy. This effect is not prevented by proteasome inhibitors. Thus, FoxO3 controls the two major systems of protein breakdown in skeletal muscle, the ubiquitin-proteasomal and autophagic/lysosomal pathways, independently. These findings point to FoxO3 and Bnip3 as potential therapeutic targets in muscle wasting disorders and other degenerative and neoplastic diseases in which autophagy is involved.
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