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Bataille S, McKay N, Koppe L, Beau A, Benoit B, Bartoli M, Da Silva N, Poitevin S, Aniort J, Chermiti R, Burtey S, Dou L. Indoxyl sulfate inhibits muscle cell differentiation via Myf6/MRF4 and MYH2 downregulation. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2023; 39:103-113. [PMID: 37349959 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfad123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a significant decrease in muscle strength and mass, possibly related to muscle cell damage by uremic toxins. Here, we studied in vitro and in vivo the effect of indoxyl sulfate (IS), an indolic uremic toxin, on myoblast proliferation, differentiation and expression of myogenic regulatory factors (MRF)-myoblast determination protein 1 (MyoD1), myogenin (Myog), Myogenic Factor 5 (Myf5) and myogenic regulatory factor 4 (Myf6/MRF4)-and expression of myosin heavy chain, Myh2. METHODS C2C12 myoblasts were cultured in vitro and differentiated in myotubes for 7 days in the presence of IS at a uremic concentration of 200 µM. Myocytes morphology and differentiation was analyzed after hematoxylin-eosin staining. MRF genes' expression was studied using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction in myocytes and 5/6th nephrectomized mice muscle. Myf6/MRF4 protein expression was studied using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; MYH2 protein expression was studied using western blotting. The role of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor (AHR)-the cell receptor of IS-was studied by adding an AHR inhibitor into the cell culture milieu. RESULTS In the presence of IS, the myotubes obtained were narrower and had fewer nuclei than control myotubes. The presence of IS during differentiation did not modify the gene expression of the MRFs Myf5, MyoD1 and Myog, but induced a decrease in expression of Myf6/MRF4 and MYH2 at the mRNA and the protein level. AHR inhibition by CH223191 did not reverse the decrease in Myf6/MRF4 mRNA expression induced by IS, which rules out the implication of the ARH genomic pathway. In 5/6th nephrectomized mice, the Myf6/MRF4 gene was down-regulated in striated muscles. CONCLUSION In conclusion, IS inhibits Myf6/MRF4 and MYH2 expression during differentiation of muscle cells, which could lead to a defect in myotube structure. Through these new mechanisms, IS could participate in muscle atrophy observed in CKD.
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- Stanislas Bataille
- Aix Marseille University, INSERM, INRAE, C2VN, Marseille, France
- Department of Nephrology, Phocean Nephrology Institute, Clinique Bouchard, ELSAN, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille University, INSERM, INRAE, C2VN, Marseille, France
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France
- University Lyon, CarMeN lab, INSERM U1060, INRAE, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite, France
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- University Lyon, CarMeN lab, INSERM U1060, INRAE, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite, France
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- University Lyon, CarMeN lab, INSERM U1060, INRAE, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Pierre Bénite, France
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- Aix Marseille University, MMG, INSERM, Marseille, France
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- Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation Department, Gabriel Montpied University Hospital, University Hospital of Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Aix Marseille University, INSERM, INRAE, C2VN, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille University, INSERM, INRAE, C2VN, Marseille, France
- Aix-Marseille University, Centre de Néphrologie et Transplantation Rénale, AP-HM Hôpital de la Conception, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille University, INSERM, INRAE, C2VN, Marseille, France
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Pircher T, Wackerhage H, Aszodi A, Kammerlander C, Böcker W, Saller MM. Hypoxic Signaling in Skeletal Muscle Maintenance and Regeneration: A Systematic Review. Front Physiol 2021; 12:684899. [PMID: 34248671 PMCID: PMC8260947 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.684899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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In skeletal muscle tissue, oxygen (O2) plays a pivotal role in both metabolism and the regulation of several intercellular pathways, which can modify proliferation, differentiation and survival of cells within the myogenic lineage. The concentration of oxygen in muscle tissue is reduced during embryogenesis and pathological conditions. Myogenic progenitor cells, namely satellite cells, are necessary for muscular regeneration in adults and are localized in a hypoxic microenvironment under the basal lamina, suggesting that the O2 level could affect their function. This review presents the effects of reduced oxygen levels (hypoxia) on satellite cell survival, myoblast regeneration and differentiation in vertebrates. Further investigations and understanding of the pathways involved in adult muscle regeneration during hypoxic conditions are maybe clinically relevant to seek for novel drug treatments for patients with severe muscle damage. We especially outlined the effect of hypoxia-inducible factor 1-alpha (HIF1A), the most studied transcriptional regulator of cellular and developmental response to hypoxia, whose investigation has recently been awarded with the Nobel price.
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- Tamara Pircher
- Experimental Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, Department of General, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Munich University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Experimental Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, Department of General, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Munich University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Experimental Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, Department of General, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Munich University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Experimental Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, Department of General, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Munich University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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- Experimental Surgery and Regenerative Medicine, Department of General, Trauma and Reconstructive Surgery, Munich University Hospital, Munich, Germany
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Okada R, Fujita SI, Suzuki R, Hayashi T, Tsubouchi H, Kato C, Sadaki S, Kanai M, Fuseya S, Inoue Y, Jeon H, Hamada M, Kuno A, Ishii A, Tamaoka A, Tanihata J, Ito N, Shiba D, Shirakawa M, Muratani M, Kudo T, Takahashi S. Transcriptome analysis of gravitational effects on mouse skeletal muscles under microgravity and artificial 1 g onboard environment. Sci Rep 2021; 11:9168. [PMID: 33911096 PMCID: PMC8080648 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-88392-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Spaceflight causes a decrease in skeletal muscle mass and strength. We set two murine experimental groups in orbit for 35 days aboard the International Space Station, under artificial earth-gravity (artificial 1 g; AG) and microgravity (μg; MG), to investigate whether artificial 1 g exposure prevents muscle atrophy at the molecular level. Our main findings indicated that AG onboard environment prevented changes under microgravity in soleus muscle not only in muscle mass and fiber type composition but also in the alteration of gene expression profiles. In particular, transcriptome analysis suggested that AG condition could prevent the alterations of some atrophy-related genes. We further screened novel candidate genes to reveal the muscle atrophy mechanism from these gene expression profiles. We suggest the potential role of Cacng1 in the atrophy of myotubes using in vitro and in vivo gene transductions. This critical project may accelerate the elucidation of muscle atrophy mechanisms.
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- Risa Okada
- Mouse Epigenetics Project, ISS/Kibo Experiment, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan
- JEM Utilization Center, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, JAXA, Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan
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- Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
- Department of Genome Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
- Ph.D. Program in Human Biology, School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
- Master's Program in Medical Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
- Ph.D. Program in Human Biology, School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Doctoral Program in Biomedical Sciences, Graduate School of Comprehensive Human Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
- Ph.D. Program in Human Biology, School of Integrative and Global Majors, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Department of Cell Physiology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, 105-8461, Japan
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- Laboratory of Molecular Life Science, Institute of Biomedical Research and Innovation, Foundation for Biomedical Research and Innovation at Kobe (FBRI), Kobe, 650-0047, Japan
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- Mouse Epigenetics Project, ISS/Kibo Experiment, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan
- JEM Utilization Center, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, JAXA, Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan
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- Mouse Epigenetics Project, ISS/Kibo Experiment, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan
- JEM Utilization Center, Human Spaceflight Technology Directorate, JAXA, Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan
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- Mouse Epigenetics Project, ISS/Kibo Experiment, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan
- Department of Genome Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan
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- Mouse Epigenetics Project, ISS/Kibo Experiment, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan.
- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan.
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- Mouse Epigenetics Project, ISS/Kibo Experiment, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Ibaraki, 305-8505, Japan.
- Laboratory Animal Resource Center in Transborder Medical Research Center, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, 305-8575, Japan.
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Fang Y, Liang F, Yuan R, Zhu Q, Cai S, Chen K, Zhang J, Luo X, Chen Y, Mo D. High mobility group box 2 regulates skeletal muscle development through ribosomal protein S6 kinase 1. FASEB J 2020; 34:12367-12378. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.202001183r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Ying Fang
- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocontrol School of Life Sciences Sun Yat‐sen University Guangzhou China
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Tokutake Y, Yamada K, Hayashi S, Arai W, Watanabe T, Yonekura S. IRE1-XBP1 Pathway of the Unfolded Protein Response Is Required during Early Differentiation of C2C12 Myoblasts. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 21:ijms21010182. [PMID: 31888027 PMCID: PMC6981822 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21010182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2019] [Revised: 12/20/2019] [Accepted: 12/24/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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In skeletal muscle, myoblast differentiation results in the formation of multinucleated myofibers. Although recent studies have shown that unfolded protein responses (UPRs) play an important role in intracellular remodeling and contribute to skeletal muscle differentiation, the involvement of IRE1-XBP1 signaling, a major UPR signaling pathway, remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the IRE1-XBP1 pathway on skeletal muscle differentiation. In C2C12 cells, knockdown of IRE1 and XBP1 in cells remarkably suppressed differentiation. In addition, apoptosis and autophagy were dramatically enhanced in the XBP1-knockdown cells, highlighting the participation of IRE1-XBP1 in cell survival maintenance with differentiation stimuli during skeletal muscle differentiation. In myogenic cells, we demonstrated that the expression of CDK5 (cyclin-dependent kinase 5) is regulated by XBP1s, and we propose that XBP1 regulates the expression of MyoD family genes via the induction of CDK5. In conclusion, this study revealed that IRE1-XBP1 signaling plays critical roles in cell viability and the expression of differentiation-related genes in predifferentiated myoblasts and during the early differentiation phase.
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- Yukako Tokutake
- Department of Bioscience and Food Production Science, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Minamiminowa, Kamiina-gun, Nagano 399-4598, Japan;
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Minamiminowa, Kamiina-gun, Nagano 399-4598, Japan; (K.Y.); (S.H.); (W.A.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Minamiminowa, Kamiina-gun, Nagano 399-4598, Japan; (K.Y.); (S.H.); (W.A.)
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Minamiminowa, Kamiina-gun, Nagano 399-4598, Japan; (K.Y.); (S.H.); (W.A.)
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- Laboratory of Anatomy, School of Veterinary Medicine, Rakuno Gakuen University, Ebetsu, Hokkaido 069-8501, Japan;
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- Department of Bioscience and Food Production Science, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Minamiminowa, Kamiina-gun, Nagano 399-4598, Japan;
- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Minamiminowa, Kamiina-gun, Nagano 399-4598, Japan; (K.Y.); (S.H.); (W.A.)
- Department of Biomolecular Innovation, Institute for Biomedical Sciences, Interdisciplinary Cluster for Cutting Edge Research, Shinshu University, Minamiminowa, Kamiina-gun, Nagano 399-4598, Japan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +81-265-77-1443
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Costa RA, Martins RST, Capilla E, Anjos L, Power DM. Vertebrate SLRP family evolution and the subfunctionalization of osteoglycin gene duplicates in teleost fish. BMC Evol Biol 2018; 18:191. [PMID: 30545285 PMCID: PMC6293640 DOI: 10.1186/s12862-018-1310-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 11/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Osteoglycin (OGN, a.k.a. mimecan) belongs to cluster III of the small leucine-rich proteoglycans (SLRP) of the extracellular matrix (ECM). In vertebrates OGN is a characteristic ECM protein of bone. In the present study we explore the evolution of SLRP III and OGN in teleosts that have a skeleton adapted to an aquatic environment. Results The SLRP gene family has been conserved since the separation of chondrichthyes and osteichthyes. Few gene duplicates of the SLRP III family exist even in the teleosts that experienced a specific whole genome duplication. One exception is ogn for which duplicate copies were identified in fish genomes. The ogn promoter sequence and in vitro mesenchymal stem cell (MSC) cultures suggest the duplicate ogn genes acquired divergent functions. In gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata) ogn1 was up-regulated during osteoblast and myocyte differentiation in vitro, while ogn2 was severely down-regulated during bone-derived MSCs differentiation into adipocytes in vitro. Conclusions Overall, the phylogenetic analysis indicates that the SLRP III family in vertebrates has been under conservative evolutionary pressure. The retention of the ogn gene duplicates in teleosts was linked with the acquisition of different functions. The acquisition by OGN of functions other than that of a bone ECM protein occurred early in the vertebrate lineage. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12862-018-1310-2) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- R A Costa
- Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology Group, Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Campus of Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology Group, Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Campus of Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal.
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology Group, Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Campus of Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal
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- Comparative Endocrinology and Integrative Biology Group, Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Campus of Gambelas, 8005-139, Faro, Portugal.
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Zammit PS. Function of the myogenic regulatory factors Myf5, MyoD, Myogenin and MRF4 in skeletal muscle, satellite cells and regenerative myogenesis. Semin Cell Dev Biol 2017; 72:19-32. [PMID: 29127046 DOI: 10.1016/j.semcdb.2017.11.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 429] [Impact Index Per Article: 61.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2017] [Revised: 11/03/2017] [Accepted: 11/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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Discovery of the myogenic regulatory factor family of transcription factors MYF5, MYOD, Myogenin and MRF4 was a seminal step in understanding specification of the skeletal muscle lineage and control of myogenic differentiation during development. These factors are also involved in specification of the muscle satellite cell lineage, which becomes the resident stem cell compartment inadult skeletal muscle. While MYF5, MYOD, Myogenin and MRF4 have subtle roles in mature muscle, they again play a crucial role in directing satellite cell function to regenerate skeletal muscle: linking the genetic control of developmental and regenerative myogenesis. Here, I review the role of the myogenic regulatory factors in developing and mature skeletal muscle, satellite cell specification and muscle regeneration.
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- Peter S Zammit
- King's College London, Randall Centre for Cell and Molecular Biophysics, London, SE1 1UL, UK.
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Gambara G, Salanova M, Ciciliot S, Furlan S, Gutsmann M, Schiffl G, Ungethuem U, Volpe P, Gunga HC, Blottner D. Gene Expression Profiling in Slow-Type Calf Soleus Muscle of 30 Days Space-Flown Mice. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0169314. [PMID: 28076365 PMCID: PMC5226721 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0169314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2016] [Accepted: 12/14/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Microgravity exposure as well as chronic disuse are two main causes of skeletal muscle atrophy in animals and humans. The antigravity calf soleus is a reference postural muscle to investigate the mechanism of disuse-induced maladaptation and plasticity of human and rodent (rats or mice) skeletal musculature. Here, we report microgravity-induced global gene expression changes in space-flown mouse skeletal muscle and the identification of yet unknown disuse susceptible transcripts found in soleus (a mainly slow phenotype) but not in extensor digitorum longus (a mainly fast phenotype dorsiflexor as functional counterpart to soleus). Adult C57Bl/N6 male mice (n = 5) flew aboard a biosatellite for 30 days on orbit (BION-M1 mission, 2013), a sex and age-matched cohort were housed in standard vivarium cages (n = 5), or in a replicate flight habitat as ground control (n = 5). Next to disuse atrophy signs (reduced size and myofiber phenotype I to II type shift) as much as 680 differentially expressed genes were found in the space-flown soleus, and only 72 in extensor digitorum longus (only 24 genes in common) compared to ground controls. Altered expression of gene transcripts matched key biological processes (contractile machinery, calcium homeostasis, muscle development, cell metabolism, inflammatory and oxidative stress response). Some transcripts (Fzd9, Casq2, Kcnma1, Ppara, Myf6) were further validated by quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR). Besides previous reports on other leg muscle types we put forth for the first time a complete set of microgravity susceptible gene transcripts in soleus of mice as promising new biomarkers or targets for optimization of physical countermeasures and rehabilitation protocols to overcome disuse atrophy conditions in different clinical settings, rehabilitation and spaceflight.
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- Guido Gambara
- Center for Space Medicine Berlin, Neuromuscular Group, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Vegetative Anatomy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Space Medicine Berlin, Neuromuscular Group, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Vegetative Anatomy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine, Padova, Italy
- Department of Medicine (DIMED), University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Institute of Neuroscience Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Padova, Italy
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- Center for Space Medicine Berlin, Neuromuscular Group, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Vegetative Anatomy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Space Medicine Berlin, Neuromuscular Group, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Vegetative Anatomy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Laboratory of Functional Genomics, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Neuroscience Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Padova, Italy
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- Centre for Space Medicine, Department for Physiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Center for Space Medicine Berlin, Neuromuscular Group, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Vegetative Anatomy, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Frey E, Regenfelder F, Sussmann P, Zumstein M, Gerber C, Born W, Fuchs B. Adipogenic and myogenic gene expression in rotator cuff muscle of the sheep after tendon tear. J Orthop Res 2009; 27:504-9. [PMID: 18932240 DOI: 10.1002/jor.20695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Chronic rotator cuff tendon tears lead to fatty infiltration and muscle atrophy with impaired physiological functions of the affected muscles. However, the cellular and molecular mechanisms of corresponding pathophysiological processes remain unknown. The purpose of this study was to characterize the expression pattern of adipogenic (PPARgamma, C/EBPbeta) and myogenic (myostatin, myogenin, Myf-5) transcription factors in infraspinatus muscle of sheep after tenotomy, implantation of a tension device, refixation of the tendon, and rehabilitation, reflecting a model of chronic rotator cuff tears. In contrast to human patients, the presented sheep model allows a temporal evaluation of the expression of a given marker in the same individual over time. Semiquantitative RT/PCR analysis of PPARgammaã, myostatin, myogenin, Myf-5, and C/EBPbeta transcript levels was carried out with sheep muscle biopsy-derived total RNA. We found a significantly increased expression of Myf-5 and PPARgamma after tenotomy and a significant change for Myf-5 and C/EBPbeta after continuous traction and refixation. This experimental sheep model allows the molecular analysis of pathomechanisms of muscular changes after rotator cuff tear. The results point to a crucial role of the transcription factors PPARgamma, C/EBPbeta, and Myf-5 in impairment and regeneration of rotator cuff muscles after tendon tears in sheep.
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- Eric Frey
- Department of Orthopaedics, University of Zürich, Balgrist, Zürich, Switzerland
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Wu Z, Sofronic-Milosavljevic L, Nagano I, Takahashi Y. Trichinella spiralis: nurse cell formation with emphasis on analogy to muscle cell repair. Parasit Vectors 2008; 1:27. [PMID: 18710582 PMCID: PMC2538513 DOI: 10.1186/1756-3305-1-27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2008] [Accepted: 08/19/2008] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Trichinella infection results in formation of a capsule in infected muscles. The capsule is a residence of the parasite which is composed of the nurse cell and fibrous wall. The process of nurse cell formation is complex and includes infected muscle cell response (de-differentiation, cell cycle re-entry and arrest) and satellite cell responses (activation, proliferation and differentiation). Some events that occur during the nurse cell formation are analogous to those occurring during muscle cell regeneration/repair. This article reviews capsule formation with emphasis on this analogy.
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- Zhiliang Wu
- Department of Parasitology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagido 1-1, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan.
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Gayraud-Morel B, Chrétien F, Flamant P, Gomès D, Zammit PS, Tajbakhsh S. A role for the myogenic determination gene Myf5 in adult regenerative myogenesis. Dev Biol 2007; 312:13-28. [PMID: 17961534 DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2007.08.059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 156] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2007] [Revised: 08/13/2007] [Accepted: 08/13/2007] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The myogenic determination genes Myf5, Myod and Mrf4 direct skeletal muscle cell fate prenatally. In adult myogenesis, Myod has been shown to regulate myoblast differentiation, however, our understanding of satellite cell regulation is incomplete since the roles of Myf5 and Mrf4 had not been clearly defined. Here we examine the function of Myf5 and Mrf4 in the adult using recently generated alleles. Mrf4 is not expressed in normal or Myf5 null satellite cells and myoblasts, therefore excluding a role for this determination gene in adult muscle progenitors. Skeletal muscles of adult Myf5 null mice exhibit a subtle progressive myopathy. Crucially, adult Myf5 null mice exhibit perturbed muscle regeneration with a significant increase in muscle fibre hypertrophy, delayed differentiation, adipocyte accumulation, and fibrosis after freeze-injury. Satellite cell numbers are not significantly altered in Myf5 null animals and they show a modest impaired proliferation under some conditions in vitro. Mice double mutant for Myf5 and Dystrophin were more severely affected than single mutants, with enhanced necrosis and regeneration. Therefore, we show that Myf5 is a regulator of regenerative myogenesis and homeostasis, with functions distinct from those of Myod and Mrf4.
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- Barbara Gayraud-Morel
- Stem Cells and Development, Dept. of Developmental Biology, Pasteur Institute, CNRS URA 2578, 25 rue du Dr. Roux, 75724 Paris Cedex 15, France
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Qin RF, Mao TQ, Gu XM, Hu KJ, Liu YP, Chen JW, Nie X. Regulation of skeletal muscle differentiation in fibroblasts by exogenous MyoD gene in vitro and in vivo. Mol Cell Biochem 2007; 302:233-9. [PMID: 17415623 DOI: 10.1007/s11010-007-9446-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2006] [Accepted: 03/02/2007] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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MyoD of the myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs) family regulates the skeletal muscle differentiation program. In this study, stably transfected NIH3T3-derived cell lines were established, in which exogenous MyoD was expressed at high levels. Transcriptional activation of endogenous muscle regulatory gene and induction towards the skeletal muscle lineages were observed with phase-contrast microscopy when continuously cultured in vitro. Moreover, to determine their ability of myogenic formation in vivo, the transfected cells were implanted in nude mice subcutaneously for up to 10 weeks. The morphological characterization of inductive cells was observed using transmission electron microscope and histological staining. Myogenesis of fibroblasts incubated in the medium was activated by overexpression of MyoD, and the cells were accumulated and fused into multinucleated myotubes. Correlatively, RT-PCR and immunohistochemistry confirmed the increased expression of characteristic downstream molecule myogenin and mysion heavy chains during myogenic differentiation. Ecoptic myogenesis was found and remained stable phenotype when the transfected cells were seeded in vivo. Our results suggest that MyoD can be considered to be a determining factor of myogenic lineages, and it may play an important role in the cell therapy and cell-mediated gene therapy of the skeletal muscle.
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- Rui-Feng Qin
- Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery, Qin Du Stomatological College, Fourth Military Medical University, Xian, P.R. China
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Maier A, Zhou Z, Bornemann A. The expression profile of myogenic transcription factors in satellite cells from denervated rat muscle. Brain Pathol 2006; 12:170-7. [PMID: 11958370 PMCID: PMC8095746 DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-3639.2002.tb00431.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The muscle-specific transcription factors of the MyoD family are altered after denervation. In order to determine whether this shift takes place in satellite cells (SC), we investigated the expression pattern of MyoD, myf5, myogenin, and MRF4 in SC. Hindlimb muscles of rats were denervated for 2 days to 4 weeks. SC were isolated, pooled and the transcription of all 4 factors was assessed by RT-PCR. Protein expression was assessed in histological sections of soleus and anterior tibial (TA) muscles; SC were identified by M-cadherin. Pooled SC from innervated muscles expressed myf5 mRNA, and very weakly MyoD and myogenin mRNA. MyoD and myogenin protein was found in only few SC. After denervation, pooled SC expressed myf5 mRNA, and very weakly myogenin and MRF4 mRNA. Myogenin protein was found in less than about 10% of the cells, whereas MRF4 protein was absent from SC. We conclude that the presence of myf5 and the absence of MyoD and MRF4 protein in SC after denervation indicated the quiescent state of the cell cycle. A subset of SC has additionally acquired myogenin. SC after denervation might be less easily recruited into the mitotic cycle than SC from normal muscle, rendering regeneration of denervated muscle less efficient than normal muscle.
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- Annette Maier
- Institute of Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Germany
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- Institute of Brain Research, University of Tübingen, Germany
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Taniguchi M, Kurahashi H, Noguchi S, Fukudome T, Okinaga T, Tsukahara T, Tajima Y, Ozono K, Nishino I, Nonaka I, Toda T. Aberrant neuromuscular junctions and delayed terminal muscle fiber maturation in alpha-dystroglycanopathies. Hum Mol Genet 2006; 15:1279-89. [PMID: 16531417 DOI: 10.1093/hmg/ddl045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Recent studies have revealed an association between post-translational modification of alpha-dystroglycan (alpha-DG) and certain congenital muscular dystrophies known as secondary alpha-dystroglycanopathies (alpha-DGpathies). Fukuyama-type congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD) is classified as a secondary alpha-DGpathy because the responsible gene, fukutin, is a putative glycosyltransferase for alpha-DG. To investigate the pathophysiology of secondary alpha-DGpathies, we profiled gene expression in skeletal muscle from FCMD patients. cDNA microarray analysis and quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction showed that expression of developmentally regulated genes, including myosin heavy chain (MYH) and myogenic transcription factors (MRF4, myogenin and MyoD), in FCMD muscle fibers is inconsistent with dystrophy and active muscle regeneration, instead more of implicating maturational arrest. FCMD skeletal muscle contained mainly immature type 2C fibers positive for immature-type MYH. These characteristics are distinct from Duchenne muscular dystrophy, suggesting that another mechanism in addition to dystrophy accounts for the FCMD skeletal muscle lesion. Immunohistochemical analysis revealed morphologically aberrant neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) lacking MRF4 co-localization. Hypoglycosylated alpha-DG indicated a lack of aggregation, and acetylcholine receptor (AChR) clustering was compromised in FCMD and the myodystrophy mouse, another model of secondary alpha-DGpathy. Electron microscopy showed aberrant NMJs and neural terminals, as well as myotubes with maturational defects. Functional analysis of NMJs of alpha-DGpathy showed decreased miniature endplate potential and higher sensitivities to d-Tubocurarine, suggesting aberrant or collapsed formation of NMJs. Because alpha-DG aggregation and subsequent clustering of AChR are crucial for NMJ formation, hypoglycosylation of alpha-DG results in aberrant NMJ formation and delayed muscle terminal maturation in secondary alpha-DGpathies. Although severe necrotic degeneration or wasting of skeletal muscle fibers is the main cause of congenital muscular dystrophies, maturational delay of muscle fibers also underlies the etiology of secondary alpha-DGpathies.
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- Mariko Taniguchi
- Division of Clinical Genetics, Department of Medical Genetics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
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Zorzano A, Palacín M, Gumà A. Mechanisms regulating GLUT4 glucose transporter expression and glucose transport in skeletal muscle. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2005; 183:43-58. [PMID: 15654919 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-201x.2004.01380.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Skeletal muscle is a major glucose-utilizing tissue in the absorptive state and the major glucose transporter expressed in muscle in adulthood is GLUT4. GLUT4 expression is exquisitely regulated in muscle and this seems important in the regulation of insulin-stimulated glucose uptake by this tissues. Thus, muscle GLUT4 overexpression in transgenic animals ameliorates insulin resistance associated with obesity or diabetes. Recent information indicates that glut4 gene transcription is regulated by a number of factors in skeletal muscle that include MEF2, MyoD myogenic proteins, thyroid hormone receptors, Kruppel-like factor KLF15, NF1, Olf-1/Early B cell factor and GEF/HDBP1. In addition, studies in vivo indicate that under normal conditions the activity of the muscle-specific GLUT4 enhancer is low in adult skeletal muscle compared with the maximal potential activity that it can attain at high levels of the MRF transcription factors, MEF2, and TRalpha1. This finding indicates that glut4 transcription may be greatly up-regulated via activation of this enhancer through an increase in the levels of expression or activity of these transcription factors. Understanding the molecular basis of the expression of glut4 will be useful for the appropriate therapeutic design of treatments for insulin-resistant states. The nature of the intracellular signals that mediate the stimulation of glucose transport in response to insulin or exercise is also reviewed.
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- A Zorzano
- Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, and IRBB- Parc Científic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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Thompson AL, Filatov G, Chen C, Porter I, Li Y, Rich MM, Kraner SD. A selective role for MRF4 in innervated adult skeletal muscle: Na(V) 1.4 Na+ channel expression is reduced in MRF4-null mice. Gene Expr 2005; 12:289-303. [PMID: 16358417 PMCID: PMC6009121 DOI: 10.3727/000000005783992034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The factors that regulate transcription and spatial expression of the adult skeletal muscle Na+ channel, Na(V) 1.4, are poorly understood. Here we tested the role of the transcription factor MRF4, one of four basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) factors expressed in skeletal muscle, in regulation of the Na(V) 1.4 Na+ channel. Overexpression of MRF4 in C2C12 muscle cells dramatically elevated Na(V) 1.4 reporter gene expression, indicating that MRF4 is more efficacious than the other bHLH factors expressed at high levels endogenously in these cells. In vivo, MRF4 protein was found both in extrajunctional and subsynaptic muscle nuclei. To test the importance of MRF4 in Na(V) 1.4 gene regulation in vivo, we examined Na+ channel expression in MRF4-null mice using several techniques, including Western blotting, immunocytochemistry, and electrophysiological recording. By all methods, we found that expression of the Na(V) 1.4 Na+ channel was substantially reduced in MRF4-null mice, both in the surface membrane and at neuromuscular junctions. In contrast, expression of the acetylcholine receptor, and in particular its alpha subunit, was unchanged, indicating that MRF4 regulation of Na+ channel expression was selective. Expression of the bHLH factors myf-5, MyoD, and myogenin was increased in MRF4-null mice, but these factors were not able to fully maintain Na(V) 1.4 Na+ channel expression either in the extrajunctional membrane or at the synapse. Thus, MRF4 appears to play a novel and selective role in adult muscle.
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- Amy L Thompson
- Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology, University of Kentucky Medical Center, Lexington, KY 40536, USA.
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Under normal circumstances, mammalian adult skeletal muscle is a stable tissue with very little turnover of nuclei. However, upon injury, skeletal muscle has the remarkable ability to initiate a rapid and extensive repair process preventing the loss of muscle mass. Skeletal muscle repair is a highly synchronized process involving the activation of various cellular responses. The initial phase of muscle repair is characterized by necrosis of the damaged tissue and activation of an inflammatory response. This phase is rapidly followed by activation of myogenic cells to proliferate, differentiate, and fuse leading to new myofiber formation and reconstitution of a functional contractile apparatus. Activation of adult muscle satellite cells is a key element in this process. Muscle satellite cell activation resembles embryonic myogenesis in several ways including the de novo induction of the myogenic regulatory factors. Signaling factors released during the regenerating process have been identified, but their functions remain to be fully defined. In addition, recent evidence supports the possible contribution of adult stem cells in the muscle regeneration process. In particular, bone marrow-derived and muscle-derived stem cells contribute to new myofiber formation and to the satellite cell pool after injury.
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Kadi F, Johansson F, Johansson R, Sjöström M, Henriksson J. Effects of one bout of endurance exercise on the expression of myogenin in human quadriceps muscle. Histochem Cell Biol 2004; 121:329-34. [PMID: 14997318 DOI: 10.1007/s00418-004-0630-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/28/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The objective of this study was to investigate the cellular localisation of MyoD and myogenin in human skeletal muscle fibres as well as the possible alterations in the expression of MyoD and myogenin in response to a single bout of endurance exercise at 40% and 75% of maximum oxygen uptake (VO(2) max). Twenty-five biopsies (5 per subject) from the vastus lateralis muscle were obtained before exercise, from the exercising leg at 40% and 75% of VO(2) max and from the resting leg following these exercise bouts. The tyramide signal amplification-direct and the Vectastain ABC methods using specific monoclonal antibodies were used to determine the exact location of myogenin and MyoD, to identify muscle satellite cells and to determine myosin heavy chain (MyHC) composition. At rest, myonuclei did not express MyoD or myogenin. Following a single bout of exercise at 40% and 75% of VO(2) max, an accumulation of myogenin in myonuclei and not in satellite cells was observed in biopsies from the exercised leg but not in biopsies before exercise and from the resting leg. The number of myogenin-positive myonuclei varied among individuals indicating differences in the response to a single exercise bout. In conclusion, this immunohistochemical study showed that a rapid rearrangement of myogenin expression occurs in exercised human skeletal muscles in response to a single bout of exercise.
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- Fawzi Kadi
- Department of Physical Education and Health, Orebro University, 70182, Orebro, Sweden.
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Moreno H, Serrano AL, Santalucía T, Gumá A, Cantó C, Brand NJ, Palacin M, Schiaffino S, Zorzano A. Differential regulation of the muscle-specific GLUT4 enhancer in regenerating and adult skeletal muscle. J Biol Chem 2003; 278:40557-64. [PMID: 12893821 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m306609200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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We have reported a novel functional co-operation among MyoD, myocyte enhancer factor-2 (MEF2), and the thyroid hormone receptor in a muscle-specific enhancer of the rat GLUT4 gene in muscle cells. Here, we demonstrate that the muscle-specific enhancer of the GLUT4 gene operates in skeletal muscle and is muscle fiber-dependent and innervation-independent. Under normal conditions, both in soleus and in extensor digitorum longus muscles, the activity of the enhancer required the integrity of the MEF2-binding site. Cancellation of the binding site of thyroid hormone receptor enhanced its activity, suggesting an inhibitory role. Muscle regeneration of the soleus and extensor digitorum longus muscles caused a marked induction of GLUT4 and stimulation of the enhancer activity, which was independent of innervation. During muscle regeneration, the enhancer activity was markedly inhibited by cancellation of the binding sites of MEF2, MyoD, or thyroid hormone receptors. Different MEF2 isoforms expressed in skeletal muscle (MEF2A, MEF2C, and MEF2D) and all members of the MyoD family had the capacity to participate in the activity of the GLUT4 enhancer as assessed by transient transfection in cultured cells. Our data indicate that the GLUT4 enhancer operates in muscle fibers and its activity contributes to the differences in GLUT4 gene expression between oxidative and glycolytic muscle fibers and to the GLUT4 up-regulation that occurs during muscle regeneration. The activity of the enhancer is maintained in adult muscle by MEF2, whereas during regeneration the operation of the enhancer depends on MEF2, myogenic transcription factors of the MyoD family, and thyroid hormone receptors.
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- Horacio Moreno
- Parc Científic de Barcelona and Departament de Bioquímica i Biologia Molecular, Facultat de Biologia, Universitat de Barcelona, Avda. Diagonal 645, E-08028 Barcelona, Spain
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Becker C, Della Gaspera B, Guyot M, Donsez E, Armand AS, Charbonnier F, Launay T, Chanoine C. Expression of MRF4 protein in adult and in regenerating muscles in Xenopus. Dev Dyn 2003; 227:445-9. [PMID: 12815631 DOI: 10.1002/dvdy.10318] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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In Xenopus, previous studies showed that the transcripts of the myogenic regulatory factor (MRF) MRF4 accumulate during skeletal muscle differentiation, but nothing is known about the accumulation of XMRF4 protein during myogenesis. In this report, an affinity-purified polyclonal antibody against Xenopus MRF4 was developed and used to describe the pattern of expression of this myogenic factor in the adult and in regenerating muscles. From young forming myotubes, XMRF4 protein persistently accumulated in nuclei during the regeneration process and was strongly expressed in nuclei of adult muscles. No selective accumulation of XMRF4 protein was detectable at neuromuscular junctions, but XMRF4 immunoreactivity was observed in sole plate nuclei as well as in extrasynaptic myofiber nuclei. We also report that XMRF4 protein accumulated before the establishment of neuromuscular connections, showing that innervation is not necessary for the appearance of XMRF4 protein during muscle regeneration.
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- Christel Becker
- Biologie du Développement et de la Différenciation Musculaire, LNRS UMR 7060 CNRS, Université René Descartes, Paris, France
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Pavlath GK, Dominov JA, Kegley KM, Miller JB. Regeneration of transgenic skeletal muscles with altered timing of expression of the basic helix-loop-helix muscle regulatory factor MRF4. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2003; 162:1685-91. [PMID: 12707053 PMCID: PMC1851175 DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9440(10)64303-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In regenerating muscle cells, muscle regulatory factor (MRF) 4 is normally the last of the four MRFs to be expressed. To analyze how the timing of MRF4 expression affects muscle regeneration, we compared regeneration after local freeze injury of muscles from wild-type mice with muscles from transgenic mice in which MRF4 expression was under control of an approximately 1.6-kb fragment of the myogenin promoter. Three days after injury, masseter and tibialis anterior (TA) muscles in wild-type mice expressed little or no MRF4 mRNA; whereas these muscles in transgenic mice expressed abundant MRF4 mRNA from both the transgene and the endogenous gene. Thus, MRF4 up-regulation was accelerated in transgenic compared to wild-type regenerating muscles, and expression of the transgene appeared to activate, perhaps indirectly, expression of the endogenous MRF4 gene. At 11 days after injury, regeneration, as measured by cross-sectional area and density of regenerated fibers, was significantly impaired in transgenic TA compared to wild-type TA, whereas at 19 days after injury both transgenic and TA muscle fibers had fully recovered to preinjury values. Regeneration of masseter muscles, which normally regenerate much less completely than TA muscles, was unaffected by the transgene. Thus, the timing of MRF4 up-regulation, as well as additional muscle-specific factors, can determine the progress of muscle regeneration.
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- Grace K Pavlath
- Department of Pharmacology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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Pin CL, Konieczny SF. A fast fiber enhancer exists in the muscle regulatory factor 4 gene promoter. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2002; 299:7-13. [PMID: 12435381 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(02)02571-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The development of skeletal muscle is a highly regulated process governed by the four myogenic regulatory factors (MRFs) MyoD, myf-5, myogenin, and MRF4. While these factors exhibit some unique functions, part of their individual activity can be attributed to different temporal and spatial expression patterns. To delineate the factors that control expression of the MRFs, we have begun a molecular dissection of the MRF4 gene promoter. Through the generation of promoter/reporter gene constructs, we show that an 853bp fragment, residing 4kb upstream of the MRF4 transcriptional start site (853AV), is able to enhance expression of the basal MRF4 promoter 3-4-fold in myogenic cell cultures. Analysis of the 853AV enhancer in transgenic mice indicates that this region drives MRF4 gene expression primarily in fast muscle fibers, suggesting that the normal adult MRF4 expression pattern is regulated by a variety of control elements that may dictate fiber-type specificity.
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- Christopher L Pin
- Department of Paediatrics, Child Health Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, Ont., N6C 2V5, London, Canada
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