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Fleming JR, Rani A, Kraft J, Zenker S, Börgeson E, Lange S. Exploring Obscurin and SPEG Kinase Biology. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10050984. [PMID: 33801198 PMCID: PMC7957886 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10050984] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/18/2021] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
Abstract
Three members of the obscurin protein family that contain tandem kinase domains with important signaling functions for cardiac and striated muscles are the giant protein obscurin, its obscurin-associated kinase splice isoform, and the striated muscle enriched protein kinase (SPEG). While there is increasing evidence for the specific roles that each individual kinase domain plays in cross-striated muscles, their biology and regulation remains enigmatic. Our present study focuses on kinase domain 1 and the adjacent low sequence complexity inter-kinase domain linker in obscurin and SPEG. Using Phos-tag gels, we show that the linker in obscurin contains several phosphorylation sites, while the same region in SPEG remained unphosphorylated. Our homology modeling, mutational analysis and molecular docking demonstrate that kinase 1 in obscurin harbors all key amino acids important for its catalytic function and that actions of this domain result in autophosphorylation of the protein. Our bioinformatics analyses also assign a list of putative substrates for kinase domain 1 in obscurin and SPEG, based on the known and our newly proposed phosphorylation sites in muscle proteins, including obscurin itself.
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- Jennifer R. Fleming
- Department of Biology, University of Konstanz, 78457 Konstanz, Germany
- Correspondence: (J.R.F.); (E.B.); (S.L.)
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- Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, The Wallenberg Laboratory and Wallenberg, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, 41345 Gothenburg, Sweden; (A.R.); (J.K.)
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- Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, The Wallenberg Laboratory and Wallenberg, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, 41345 Gothenburg, Sweden; (A.R.); (J.K.)
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA;
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- Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, The Wallenberg Laboratory and Wallenberg, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, 41345 Gothenburg, Sweden; (A.R.); (J.K.)
- Department of Clinical Physiology, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 41345 Gothenburg, Sweden
- Correspondence: (J.R.F.); (E.B.); (S.L.)
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- Centre for Molecular and Translational Medicine, The Wallenberg Laboratory and Wallenberg, Department of Molecular and Clinical Medicine, University of Gothenburg, 41345 Gothenburg, Sweden; (A.R.); (J.K.)
- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA 92093, USA;
- Correspondence: (J.R.F.); (E.B.); (S.L.)
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Parijat P, Kondacs L, Alexandrovich A, Gautel M, Cobb AJA, Kampourakis T. High Throughput Screen Identifies Small Molecule Effectors That Modulate Thin Filament Activation in Cardiac Muscle. ACS Chem Biol 2021; 16:225-235. [PMID: 33315370 DOI: 10.1021/acschembio.0c00908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Current therapeutic interventions for both heart disease and heart failure are largely insufficient and associated with undesired side effects. Biomedical research has emphasized the role of sarcomeric protein function for the normal performance and energy efficiency of the heart, suggesting that directly targeting the contractile myofilaments themselves using small molecule effectors has therapeutic potential and will likely result in greater drug efficacy and selectivity. In this study, we developed a robust and highly reproducible fluorescence polarization-based high throughput screening (HTS) assay that directly targets the calcium-dependent interaction between cardiac troponin C (cTnC) and the switch region of cardiac troponin I (cTnISP), with the aim of identifying small molecule effectors of the cardiac thin filament activation pathway. We screened a commercially available small molecule library and identified several hit compounds with both inhibitory and activating effects. We used a range of biophysical and biochemical methods to characterize hit compounds and identified fingolimod, a sphingosin-1-phosphate receptor modulator, as a new troponin-based small molecule effector. Fingolimod decreased the ATPase activity and calcium sensitivity of demembranated cardiac muscle fibers in a dose-dependent manner, suggesting that the compound acts as a calcium desensitizer. We investigated fingolimod's mechanism of action using a combination of computational studies, biophysical methods, and synthetic chemistry, showing that fingolimod bound to cTnC repels cTnISP via mainly electrostatic repulsion of its positively charged tail. These results suggest that fingolimod is a potential new lead compound/scaffold for the development of troponin-directed heart failure therapeutics.
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- Priyanka Parijat
- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College London, and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, 7 Trinity Street, London, SE1 1DB, United Kingdom
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- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College London, and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
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- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College London, and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, King’s College London, 7 Trinity Street, London, SE1 1DB, United Kingdom
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- Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, King’s College London, and British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom
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Chatzifrangkeskou M, Yadin D, Marais T, Chardonnet S, Cohen-Tannoudji M, Mougenot N, Schmitt A, Crasto S, Di Pasquale E, Macquart C, Tanguy Y, Jebeniani I, Pucéat M, Morales Rodriguez B, Goldmann WH, Dal Ferro M, Biferi MG, Knaus P, Bonne G, Worman HJ, Muchir A. Cofilin-1 phosphorylation catalyzed by ERK1/2 alters cardiac actin dynamics in dilated cardiomyopathy caused by lamin A/C gene mutation. Hum Mol Genet 2018; 27:3060-3078. [PMID: 29878125 PMCID: PMC6097156 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddy215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2018] [Revised: 05/30/2018] [Accepted: 05/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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Hyper-activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 contributes to heart dysfunction in cardiomyopathy caused by mutations in the lamin A/C gene (LMNA cardiomyopathy). The mechanism of how this affects cardiac function is unknown. We show that active phosphorylated ERK1/2 directly binds to and catalyzes the phosphorylation of the actin depolymerizing factor cofilin-1 on Thr25. Cofilin-1 becomes active and disassembles actin filaments in a large array of cellular and animal models of LMNA cardiomyopathy. In vivo expression of cofilin-1, phosphorylated on Thr25 by endogenous ERK1/2 signaling, leads to alterations in left ventricular function and cardiac actin. These results demonstrate a novel role for cofilin-1 on actin dynamics in cardiac muscle and provide a rationale on how increased ERK1/2 signaling leads to LMNA cardiomyopathy.
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- Maria Chatzifrangkeskou
- Sorbonne Université, UPMC Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, Center of Research in Myology, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Sorbonne Université, UPMC Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, Center of Research in Myology, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, UPMC Paris 06, INSERM, UMS29 Omique, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, UPMC Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, Center of Research in Myology, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, UPMC Paris 06, INSERM, UMS28 Phénotypage du Petit Animal, Paris F-75013, France
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- Institut Cochin, INSERM U1016-CNRS UMR 8104, Université Paris Descartes-Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris F-75014, France
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- Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Istituto Ricerca Genetica e Biomedica, National Research Council of Italy, Milan 20089, Italy
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- Istituto Clinico Humanitas IRCCS, Milan, Italy
- Istituto Ricerca Genetica e Biomedica, National Research Council of Italy, Milan 20089, Italy
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- Sorbonne Université, UPMC Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, Center of Research in Myology, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, UPMC Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, Center of Research in Myology, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Faculté de Médecine La Timone, Université Aix-Marseille, INSERM UMR910, Marseille 13005, France
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- Faculté de Médecine La Timone, Université Aix-Marseille, INSERM UMR910, Marseille 13005, France
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- Sorbonne Université, UPMC Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, Center of Research in Myology, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Physics, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany
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- Cardiovascular Department, Ospedali Riuniti and University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Sorbonne Université, UPMC Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, Center of Research in Myology, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Institute for Chemistry and Biochemistry, Freie Universität Berlin, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- Sorbonne Université, UPMC Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, Center of Research in Myology, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Medicine
- Department of Pathology and Cell Biology, College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
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- Sorbonne Université, UPMC Paris 06, INSERM UMRS974, Center of Research in Myology, F-75013 Paris, France
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Randazzo D, Pierantozzi E, Rossi D, Sorrentino V. The potential of obscurin as a therapeutic target in muscle disorders. Expert Opin Ther Targets 2017; 21:897-910. [DOI: 10.1080/14728222.2017.1361931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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- Davide Randazzo
- Light Imaging Section, Office of Science and Technology, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda
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- Molecular Medicine Section, Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Molecular Medicine Section, Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Molecular Medicine Section, Department of Molecular and Developmental Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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Parry TL, Willis MS. Cardiac ubiquitin ligases: Their role in cardiac metabolism, autophagy, cardioprotection and therapeutic potential. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 2016; 1862:2259-2269. [PMID: 27421947 PMCID: PMC5159290 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2016.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2016] [Revised: 07/05/2016] [Accepted: 07/11/2016] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Both the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) and the lysosomal autophagy system have emerged as complementary key players responsible for the turnover of cellular proteins. The regulation of protein turnover is critical to cardiomyocytes as post-mitotic cells with very limited regenerative capacity. In this focused review, we describe the emerging interface between the UPS and autophagy, with E3's regulating autophagy at two critical points through multiple mechanisms. Moreover, we discuss recent insights in how both the UPS and autophagy can alter metabolism at various levels, to present new ways to think about therapeutically regulating autophagy in a focused manner to optimize disease-specific cardioprotection, without harming the overall homeostasis of protein quality control. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: The role of post-translational protein modifications on heart and vascular metabolism edited by Jason R.B. Dyck & Jan F.C. Glatz.
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- Traci L Parry
- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- McAllister Heart Institute, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA; Department of Pharmacology, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
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Gautel M, Djinović-Carugo K. The sarcomeric cytoskeleton: from molecules to motion. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2016; 219:135-45. [PMID: 26792323 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.124941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 143] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Highly ordered organisation of striated muscle is the prerequisite for the fast and unidirectional development of force and motion during heart and skeletal muscle contraction. A group of proteins, summarised as the sarcomeric cytoskeleton, is essential for the ordered assembly of actin and myosin filaments into sarcomeres, by combining architectural, mechanical and signalling functions. This review discusses recent cell biological, biophysical and structural insight into the regulated assembly of sarcomeric cytoskeleton proteins and their roles in dissipating mechanical forces in order to maintain sarcomere integrity during passive extension and active contraction. α-Actinin crosslinks in the Z-disk show a pivot-and-rod structure that anchors both titin and actin filaments. In contrast, the myosin crosslinks formed by myomesin in the M-band are of a ball-and-spring type and may be crucial in providing stable yet elastic connections during active contractions, especially eccentric exercise.
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- Mathias Gautel
- King's College London BHF Centre of Research Excellence, Randall Division for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, and Cardiovascular Division, New Hunt's House, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Structural and Computational Biology, Max F. Perutz Laboratories, University of Vienna, Campus Vienna Biocenter 5, Vienna A-1030, Austria Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Chemistry and Chemical Technology, University of Ljubljana, Aškerčeva 5, Ljubljana 1000, Slovenia
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The Rho-mDia1 signaling pathway is required for cyclic strain-induced cytoskeletal rearrangement of human periodontal ligament cells. Exp Cell Res 2015. [PMID: 26201082 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2015.07.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Tooth movement is the result of periodontal tissue reconstruction. The biomechanical effects produced by orthopedic forces can affect the cytoskeletal rearrangement of human periodontal ligament cells (hPDLCs). However, the mechanisms responsible for the cytoskeletal rearrangement are not completely understood. To analyze the effect, we investigated the role of the Rho-mDia1 signaling pathway in cyclic strain-induced cytoskeletal rearrangement of hPDLCs in detail. We cultured hPDLCs on collagen I-coated six-well Bioflex plates and then exposed them to cyclic strain with physiological loading (10%) at a frequency of 0.1Hz for 6 or 24h using a Flexercell Tension Plus system. Notably, the cells cultured on the Bioflex plates showed increased expression levels of RhoA-GTP, profilin-1 protein, and the combination of RhoA and mDia1, whereas the expression levels of Rho-GDIa were reduced compared with a static control group. Furthermore, the cytoskeletal rearrangement of cells was enhanced. However, profilin-1 protein expression and cytoskeletal reorganization under cyclic strain can decrease due to the overexpression of Rho-GDIa or mDia1-siRNA transfection, whereas Rho-GDIa siRNA transfection has the opposite effect on hPDLCs. Together, our results demonstrate that the Rho-mDia1 signaling pathway is involved in the cytoskeletal rearrangement of hPDLCs induced by cyclic strain. These observations may enable a more in-depth understanding of orthodontic tooth movement and the reconstruction of PDL and alveolar bone.
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The sarcomeric M-region: a molecular command center for diverse cellular processes. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 2015:714197. [PMID: 25961035 PMCID: PMC4413555 DOI: 10.1155/2015/714197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2014] [Accepted: 02/08/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The sarcomeric M-region anchors thick filaments and withstands the mechanical stress of contractions by deformation, thus enabling distribution of physiological forces along the length of thick filaments. While the role of the M-region in supporting myofibrillar structure and contractility is well established, its role in mediating additional cellular processes has only recently started to emerge. As such, M-region is the hub of key protein players contributing to cytoskeletal remodeling, signal transduction, mechanosensing, metabolism, and proteasomal degradation. Mutations in genes encoding M-region related proteins lead to development of severe and lethal cardiac and skeletal myopathies affecting mankind. Herein, we describe the main cellular processes taking place at the M-region, other than thick filament assembly, and discuss human myopathies associated with mutant or truncated M-region proteins.
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Hwee DT, Kennedy AR, Hartman JJ, Ryans J, Durham N, Malik FI, Jasper JR. The small-molecule fast skeletal troponin activator, CK-2127107, improves exercise tolerance in a rat model of heart failure. J Pharmacol Exp Ther 2015; 353:159-68. [PMID: 25678535 DOI: 10.1124/jpet.114.222224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Heart failure-mediated skeletal myopathy, which is characterized by muscle atrophy and muscle metabolism dysfunction, often manifests as dyspnea and limb muscle fatigue. We have previously demonstrated that increasing Ca(2+) sensitivity of the sarcomere by a small-molecule fast skeletal troponin activator improves skeletal muscle force and exercise performance in healthy rats and models of neuromuscular disease. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of a novel fast skeletal troponin activator, CK-2127107 (2-aminoalkyl-5-N-heteroarylpyrimidine), on skeletal muscle function and exercise performance in rats exhibiting heart failure-mediated skeletal myopathy. Rats underwent a left anterior descending coronary artery ligation, resulting in myocardial infarction and a progressive decline in cardiac function [left anterior descending coronary artery heart failure (LAD-HF)]. Compared with sham-operated control rats, LAD-HF rat hindlimb and diaphragm muscles exhibited significant muscle atrophy. Fatigability was increased during repeated in situ isokinetic plantar flexor muscle contractions. CK-2127107 produced a leftward shift in the force-Ca(2+) relationship of skinned, single diaphragm, and extensor digitorum longus fibers. Exercise performance, which was assessed by rotarod running, was lower in vehicle-treated LAD-HF rats than in sham controls (116 ± 22 versus 193 ± 31 seconds, respectively; mean ± S.E.M.; P = 0.04). In the LAD-HF rats, a single oral dose of CK-2127107 (10 mg/kg p.o.) increased running time compared with vehicle treatment (283 ± 47 versus 116 ± 22 seconds; P = 0.0004). In summary, CK-2127107 substantially increases exercise performance in this heart failure model, suggesting that modulation of skeletal muscle function by a fast skeletal troponin activator may be a useful therapeutic in heart failure-associated exercise intolerance.
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- Cytokinetics Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Cytokinetics Inc., South San Francisco, California
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Kremneva E, Makkonen MH, Skwarek-Maruszewska A, Gateva G, Michelot A, Dominguez R, Lappalainen P. Cofilin-2 controls actin filament length in muscle sarcomeres. Dev Cell 2015; 31:215-26. [PMID: 25373779 DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2014.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2014] [Revised: 07/03/2014] [Accepted: 09/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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ADF/cofilins drive cytoskeletal dynamics by promoting the disassembly of "aged" ADP-actin filaments. Mammals express several ADF/cofilin isoforms, but their specific biochemical activities and cellular functions have not been studied in detail. Here, we demonstrate that the muscle-specific isoform cofilin-2 promotes actin filament disassembly in sarcomeres to control the precise length of thin filaments in the contractile apparatus. In contrast to other isoforms, cofilin-2 efficiently binds and disassembles both ADP- and ATP/ADP-Pi-actin filaments. We mapped surface-exposed cofilin-2-specific residues required for ATP-actin binding and propose that these residues function as an "actin nucleotide-state sensor" among ADF/cofilins. The results suggest that cofilin-2 evolved specific biochemical and cellular properties that allow it to control actin dynamics in sarcomeres, where filament pointed ends may contain a mixture of ADP- and ATP/ADP-Pi-actin subunits. Our findings also offer a rationale for why cofilin-2 mutations in humans lead to myopathies.
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- Elena Kremneva
- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014 Helsinki, Finland
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- Laboratoire de Physiologie Cellulaire et Végétale, Institut de Recherches en Technologies et Sciences pour le Vivant, iRTSV, CNRS/CEA/INRA/UJF, 38054 Grenoble, France
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- Department of Physiology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA
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- Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 56, 00014 Helsinki, Finland.
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Kim EJ, Lee DH, Kim YK, Kim MK, Kim JY, Lee MJ, Choi WW, Eun HC, Chung JH. Decreased ATP synthesis and lower pH may lead to abnormal muscle contraction and skin sensitivity in human skin. J Dermatol Sci 2014; 76:214-21. [PMID: 25450093 DOI: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2014.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2014] [Revised: 08/25/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sensitive skin represents hyperactive sensory symptoms showing exaggerated reactions in response to internal stimulants or external irritants. Although sensitive skin is a very common condition affecting an estimated 50% of the population, its pathophysiology remains largely elusive, particularly with regard to its metabolic aspects. OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to investigate the pathogenesis of sensitive skin. METHODS We recruited healthy participants with 'sensitive' or 'non-sensitive' skin based on standardized questionnaires and 10% lactic acid stinging test, and obtained skin samples for microarray analysis and subsequent experiments. RESULTS Microarray transcriptome profiling revealed that genes involved in muscle contraction, carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, and ion transport and balance were significantly decreased in sensitive skin. These altered genes could account for the abnormal muscle contraction, decreased ATP amount in sensitive skin. In addition, pain-related transcripts such as TRPV1, ASIC3 and CGRP were significantly up-regulated in sensitive skin, compared with non-sensitive skin. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that sensitive skin is closely associated with the dysfunction of muscle contraction and metabolic homeostasis.
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- Eun Ju Kim
- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Dermatology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Laboratory of Cutaneous Aging Research, Biomedical Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea; Institute of Human-Environment Interface Biology, Seoul National University, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
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Tetievsky A, Assayag M, Ben-Hamo R, Efroni S, Cohen G, Abbas A, Horowitz M. Heat acclimation memory: do the kinetics of the deacclimated transcriptome predispose to rapid reacclimation and cytoprotection? J Appl Physiol (1985) 2014; 117:1262-77. [PMID: 25237184 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00422.2014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Faster reinduction of heat acclimation (AC) after its decline indicates "AC memory." Our previous results revealed involvement of epigenetic mechanisms of transcriptional regulation. We hypothesized that the decline of AC (DeAC) is a period of "dormant memory" during which many processes are alerted to enable rapid reacclimation (ReAC). Using a genomewide approach we studied the AC, DeAC, and ReAC transcriptomes, to uncover hallmark pathways linked to "molecular memory" in the cardioacclimatome. Fifty rats subjected to heat acclimation [34°C for 2d (AC2d) or 30d (AC30)], DeAC (24°C, 30 days), ReAC (34°C, 2 days), and untreated controls were used. The GeneChip Rat Gene 1.0 ST Array was employed for left ventricular (cardiac) mRNA hybridization. Three independent bioinformatic analyses showed that 1) during AC2d enrichment of DNA impair/repair-linked genes is seen, and this is the molecular on-switch of acclimation; 2) genes activated in AC30 underlie the qualitative physiological adaptations of cardiac performance; 3) particular molecular programs encompassing constitutive upregulation of p38 MAPK, Jak/Stat, and Akt pathways and targets are specifically activated during DeAC and ReAC; and 4) epigenetic markers such as linker histones (histones H1 cluster), associated with nucleosome spacing, transcriptional chromatin modifiers, poly-(ADP-ribose) polymerase-1 (PARP1) linked to chromatin compaction, and microRNAs are only altered during DeAC/ReAC. The latter are newcomers to the AC/DeAC puzzle. We suggest that these transcriptional responses maintain euchromatin and proteostasis and enable faster physiological recovery upon ReAC by rapidly reestablishing the protected acclimated cardiophenotype. We propose that the cardiac AC model can be applied to acclimation processes in general.
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- Anna Tetievsky
- Laboratory of Environmental Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; and
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- Laboratory of Environmental Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; and
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Science Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- The Mina and Everard Goodman Faculty of Life Science Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Laboratory of Environmental Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; and
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- Laboratory of Environmental Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; and
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- Laboratory of Environmental Physiology, Faculty of Dentistry, The Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel; and
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Use it or lose it: multiscale skeletal muscle adaptation to mechanical stimuli. Biomech Model Mechanobiol 2014; 14:195-215. [PMID: 25199941 DOI: 10.1007/s10237-014-0607-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 07/15/2014] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Skeletal muscle undergoes continuous turnover to adapt to changes in its mechanical environment. Overload increases muscle mass, whereas underload decreases muscle mass. These changes are correlated with, and enabled by, structural alterations across the molecular, subcellular, cellular, tissue, and organ scales. Despite extensive research on muscle adaptation at the individual scales, the interaction of the underlying mechanisms across the scales remains poorly understood. Here, we present a thorough review and a broad classification of multiscale muscle adaptation in response to a variety of mechanical stimuli. From this classification, we suggest that a mathematical model for skeletal muscle adaptation should include the four major stimuli, overstretch, understretch, overload, and underload, and the five key players in skeletal muscle adaptation, myosin heavy chain isoform, serial sarcomere number, parallel sarcomere number, pennation angle, and extracellular matrix composition. Including this information in multiscale computational models of muscle will shape our understanding of the interacting mechanisms of skeletal muscle adaptation across the scales. Ultimately, this will allow us to rationalize the design of exercise and rehabilitation programs, and improve the long-term success of interventional treatment in musculoskeletal disease.
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Sarcomeres are the smallest contractile units of heart and skeletal muscles and are essential for generation and propagation of mechanical force in these striated muscles. During the last decades it has become increasingly clear that components of sarcomeres also play a fundamental role in signal transduction in physiological and pathophysiological conditions. Mutations or misexpression of both sarcomeric contractile and non-contractile proteins have been associated with a variety of cardiac diseases. Moreover, re-expression of foetal sarcomeric proteins or isoforms during cardiac disease can be observed, emphasising the importance of understanding signalling in sarcomeres in both development and disease. The prospective of pharmacological intervention at the level of the sarcomere is now emerging and may lead to novel therapeutic strategies for the treatment of cardiac and skeletal muscle diseases. These aspects will be discussed in this brief review and recent findings, which led to novel insights into the role of the sarcomeric cytoskeleton in muscle development and disease, will be highlighted.
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Dorchies OM, Reutenauer-Patte J, Dahmane E, Ismail HM, Petermann O, Patthey- Vuadens O, Comyn SA, Gayi E, Piacenza T, Handa RJ, Décosterd LA, Ruegg UT. The anticancer drug tamoxifen counteracts the pathology in a mouse model of duchenne muscular dystrophy. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2013; 182:485-504. [PMID: 23332367 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2012.10.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2012] [Revised: 09/17/2012] [Accepted: 10/07/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a severe disorder characterized by progressive muscle wasting,respiratory and cardiac impairments, and premature death. No treatment exists so far, and the identification of active substances to fight DMD is urgently needed. We found that tamoxifen, a drug used to treat estrogen-dependent breast cancer, caused remarkable improvements of muscle force and of diaphragm and cardiac structure in the mdx(5Cv) mouse model of DMD. Oral tamoxifen treatment from 3 weeks of age for 15 months at a dose of 10 mg/kg/day stabilized myofiber membranes, normalized whole body force, and increased force production and resistance to repeated contractions of the triceps muscle above normal values. Tamoxifen improved the structure of leg muscles and diminished cardiac fibrosis by~ 50%. Tamoxifen also reduced fibrosis in the diaphragm, while increasing its thickness,myofiber count, and myofiber diameter, thereby augmenting by 72% the amount of contractile tissue available for respiratory function. Tamoxifen conferred a markedly slower phenotype to the muscles.Tamoxifen and its metabolites were present in nanomolar concentrations in plasma and muscles,suggesting signaling through high-affinity targets. Interestingly, the estrogen receptors ERa and ERb were several times more abundant in dystrophic than in normal muscles, and tamoxifen normalized the relative abundance of ERb isoforms. Our findings suggest that tamoxifen might be a useful therapy for DMD.
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MESH Headings
- Animals
- Antineoplastic Agents/pharmacology
- Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use
- Behavior, Animal/drug effects
- Biomarkers/metabolism
- Biomechanical Phenomena/drug effects
- Body Weight/drug effects
- Creatine Kinase/blood
- Diaphragm/pathology
- Diaphragm/physiopathology
- Disease Models, Animal
- Feeding Behavior/drug effects
- Fibrosis
- Mice
- Muscle Contraction/drug effects
- Muscle Fibers, Skeletal/drug effects
- Muscle Fibers, Skeletal/pathology
- Muscular Dystrophy, Animal/blood
- Muscular Dystrophy, Animal/drug therapy
- Muscular Dystrophy, Animal/pathology
- Muscular Dystrophy, Animal/physiopathology
- Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne/blood
- Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne/drug therapy
- Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne/pathology
- Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne/physiopathology
- Myocardium/pathology
- Organ Size/drug effects
- Receptors, Estrogen/metabolism
- Tamoxifen/blood
- Tamoxifen/pharmacology
- Tamoxifen/therapeutic use
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Affiliation(s)
- Olivier M Dorchies
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Geneva and University of Lausanne, Geneva, Switzerland.
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Perry NA, Ackermann MA, Shriver M, Hu LYR, Kontrogianni-Konstantopoulos A. Obscurins: unassuming giants enter the spotlight. IUBMB Life 2013; 65:479-86. [PMID: 23512348 DOI: 10.1002/iub.1157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Discovered about a decade ago, obscurin (~720 kDa) is a member of a family of giant proteins expressed in striated muscle that are essential for normal muscle function. Much of what we understand about obscurin stems from its functions in cardiac and skeletal muscle. However, recent evidence has indicated that variants of obscurin ("obscurins") are expressed in diverse cell types, where they contribute to distinct cellular processes. Dysfunction or abrogation of obscurins has also been implicated in the development of several pathological conditions, including cardiac hypertrophy and cancer. Herein, we present an overview of obscurins with an emphasis on novel findings that demonstrate their heretofore-unsuspected importance in cell signaling and disease progression.
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- Nicole A Perry
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA
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Hohenegger M. Get the signal to reduce the noise of pharmacological ‘toys’. Curr Opin Pharmacol 2012; 12:323-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2012.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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