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Song P, Zhao J, Li F, Zhao X, Feng J, Su Y, Wang B, Zhao J. Vitamin A regulates mitochondrial biogenesis and function through p38 MAPK-PGC-1α signaling pathway and alters the muscle fiber composition of sheep. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2024; 15:18. [PMID: 38310300 PMCID: PMC10838450 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-023-00968-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 02/05/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Vitamin A (VA) and its metabolite, retinoic acid (RA), are of great interest for their wide range of physiological functions. However, the regulatory contribution of VA to mitochondrial and muscle fiber composition in sheep has not been reported. METHOD Lambs were injected with 0 (control) or 7,500 IU VA palmitate into the biceps femoris muscle on d 2 after birth. At the age of 3 and 32 weeks, longissimus dorsi (LD) muscle samples were obtained to explore the effect of VA on myofiber type composition. In vitro, we investigated the effects of RA on myofiber type composition and intrinsic mechanisms. RESULTS The proportion of type I myofiber was greatly increased in VA-treated sheep in LD muscle at harvest. VA greatly promoted mitochondrial biogenesis and function in LD muscle of sheep. Further exploration revealed that VA elevated PGC-1α mRNA and protein contents, and enhanced the level of p38 MAPK phosphorylation in LD muscle of sheep. In addition, the number of type I myofibers with RA treatment was significantly increased, and type IIx myofibers was significantly decreased in primary myoblasts. Consistent with in vivo experiment, RA significantly improved mitochondrial biogenesis and function in primary myoblasts of sheep. We then used si-PGC-1α to inhibit PGC-1α expression and found that si-PGC-1α significantly abrogated RA-induced the formation of type I myofibers, mitochondrial biogenesis, MitoTracker staining intensity, UQCRC1 and ATP5A1 expression, SDH activity, and enhanced the level of type IIx muscle fibers. These data suggested that RA improved mitochondrial biogenesis and function by promoting PGC-1α expression, and increased type I myofibers. In order to prove that the effect of RA on the level of PGC-1α is caused by p38 MAPK signaling, we inhibited the p38 MAPK signaling using a p38 MAPK inhibitor, which significantly reduced RA-induced PGC-1α and MyHC I levels. CONCLUSION VA promoted PGC-1α expression through the p38 MAPK signaling pathway, improved mitochondrial biogenesis, and altered the composition of muscle fiber type.
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- Pengkang Song
- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, 100193, People's Republic of China
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- College of Animal Science, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taigu, Shanxi, 030801, People's Republic of China.
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Ma M, Cai B, Kong S, Zhou Z, Zhang J, Zhang X, Nie Q. PPARGC1A Is a Moderator of Skeletal Muscle Development Regulated by miR-193b-3p. Int J Mol Sci 2022; 23:ijms23179575. [PMID: 36076970 PMCID: PMC9455960 DOI: 10.3390/ijms23179575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Meat production performance is one of the most important factors in determining the economic value of poultry. Myofiber is the basic unit of skeletal muscle, and its physical and chemical properties determine the meat quality of livestock and poultry to a certain extent. Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PPARGC1A) as a transcriptional coactivator has been found to be widely involved in a series of biological processes. However, PPARGC1A is still poorly understood in chickens. In this manuscript, we reported that PPARGC1A was highly expressed in slow-twitch myofibers. PPARGC1A facilitated mitochondrial biogenesis and regulated skeletal muscle metabolism by mediating the flux of glycolysis and the TCA cycle. Gain- and loss-of-function analyses revealed that PPARGC1A promoted intramuscular fatty acid oxidation, drove the transformation of fast-twitch to slow-twitch myofibers, and increased chicken skeletal muscle mass. Mechanistically, the expression level of PPARGC1A is regulated by miR-193b-3p. Our findings help to understand the genetic regulation of skeletal muscle development and provide a molecular basis for further research on the antagonism of skeletal muscle development and fat deposition in chickens.
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- Manting Ma
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Lingnan Guangdong Laboratory of Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Lingnan Guangdong Laboratory of Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Lingnan Guangdong Laboratory of Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Lingnan Guangdong Laboratory of Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Lingnan Guangdong Laboratory of Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Lingnan Guangdong Laboratory of Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-Bioresources, Lingnan Guangdong Laboratory of Agriculture, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Guangdong Provincial Key Lab of Agro-Animal Genomics and Molecular Breeding, and Key Laboratory of Chicken Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, Ministry of Agriculture, Guangzhou 510642, China
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +86-20-85285759
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Harish P, Mareco E, Garcia de la serrana D. A pilot study to elucidate effects of artificial selection by size on the zebrafish (Danio rerio) fast skeletal muscle transcriptome. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2019; 233:65-73. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2018] [Revised: 02/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Zhu H, Yang H, Zhao S, Zhang J, Liu D, Tian Y, Shen Z, Su Y. Role of the cofilin 2 gene in regulating the myosin heavy chain genes in mouse myoblast C2C12 cells. Int J Mol Med 2017; 41:1096-1102. [PMID: 29207028 DOI: 10.3892/ijmm.2017.3272] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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The cofilin 2 (CFL2) and myosin heavy chain (MyHC) genes play a key role in muscle development and myofibrillar formation. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of CFL2 on genes involved in fiber formation and the mechanisms underlying this process. Undifferentiated and differentiated C2C12 cells (UDT and DT, respectively) were transfected with CFL2 small interfering RNA (siRNA). CFL2 mRNA and protein levels were assessed using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and western blotting, respectively. MyHC gene expression in UDT and signaling pathway-related factors were observed with quantitative PCR (RT‑qPCR) and western blotting. Fluorescence microscopy was used to analyze the cytoskeletal effects of CFL2. The mRNA and protein expressions of CFL2, four MyHC isoforms (MyHC-I, MyHC-IIa, MyHC-IIb and MyHC-IIx), p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase, cAMP-response element-binding protein, AMP-activated protein kinase α1, and myocyte enhancer factor 2C, were significantly decreased in UDT. However, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 2 expression was significantly increased. Slightly decreased CFL2 protein and mRNA expression was observed in DT C2C12 cells transfected with CFL2 siRNA. Fluorescence microscopy revealed a significant decrease of CFL2 in the cytoplasm, but not the nucleus, of UDT, compared with normal cells. These results indicated that the mouse CFL2 gene may be involved in the regulation of MyHC via the key signaling molecules of CFL2-related signaling pathways.
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- Hongyan Zhu
- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, P.R. China
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210000, P.R. China
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- Central Laboratary, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, P.R. China
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- College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Jinzhou Medical University, Jinzhou, Liaoning 121001, P.R. China
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Tanaka K, Tanaka M, Takegaki J, Fujino H. Preventive effects of electrical stimulation on inflammation-induced muscle mitochondrial dysfunction. Acta Histochem 2016; 118:464-70. [PMID: 27209425 DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2016.04.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2015] [Revised: 04/04/2016] [Accepted: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Cachexia is a complex metabolic syndrome associated with underlying chronic diseases and is characterized by the overexpression of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), which impair muscle oxidative metabolism. We hypothesized that electrical stimulation (ES) would prevent decrement in muscle oxidative metabolism by suppressing the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK, a critical regulator of inflammatory response. Therefore, the purpose of the present study was to verify the effects of ES on inflammatory-induced decrement of oxidative metabolism in mice tibialis anterior muscles. ICR mice were randomly divided into three groups: control, lipopolysaccharide (LPS) injection for 4days, and LPS injection plus ES (LPS+ES). Cachexia was induced in the animals in the LPS groups via LPS injection (10mg/kg body weight/day, i.p.) during the intervention period. The animals in the LPS+ES group were stimulated electrically (carrier frequency, 2500Hz; modulation frequency, 100Hz; duration, 240s/day; type of contraction, isometric) during the intervention period. LPS injection resulted in decreased body and muscle wet weight and increased expression of TNF-α in plasma and skeletal muscle. In addition, LPS injection decreased indicators of mitochondrial function such as succinate dehydrogenase (SDH) and citrate synthase (CS) activity as well as the expression of PGC-1ɑ, and increased the phosphorylation of p38 MAPK. On the other hand, the intervention of ES attenuated the changes in muscle wet weight, SDH activity, CS activity, p38 MAPK, and PGC-1ɑ. These results suggest that ES could prevent decrement in muscle oxidative metabolism induced by pro-inflammatory cytokines in cachexia.
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- Kohei Tanaka
- Department of Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 7-10-2 Tomogaoka, Kobe 654-0142, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 7-10-2 Tomogaoka, Kobe 654-0142, Japan; Department of Physical Therapy, Osaka Yukioka College of Health Science, 1-1-41 Sojiji, Ibaraki, Osaka 567-0801, Japan
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- Department of Life Sciences, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 3-8-1 Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan
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- Department of Rehabilitation Science, Kobe University Graduate School of Health Sciences, 7-10-2 Tomogaoka, Kobe 654-0142, Japan.
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Mastrocola R, Nigro D, Chiazza F, Medana C, Dal Bello F, Boccuzzi G, Collino M, Aragno M. Fructose-derived advanced glycation end-products drive lipogenesis and skeletal muscle reprogramming via SREBP-1c dysregulation in mice. Free Radic Biol Med 2016; 91:224-35. [PMID: 26721591 DOI: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2015.12.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2015] [Revised: 12/07/2015] [Accepted: 12/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Advanced Glycation End-Products (AGEs) have been recently related to the onset of metabolic diseases and related complications. Moreover, recent findings indicate that AGEs can endogenously be formed by high dietary sugars, in particular by fructose which is widely used as added sweetener in foods and drinks. The aim of the present study was to investigate the impact of a high-fructose diet and the causal role of fructose-derived AGEs in mice skeletal muscle morphology and metabolism. C57Bl/6J mice were fed a standard diet (SD) or a 60% fructose diet (HFRT) for 12 weeks. Two subgroups of SD and HFRT mice received the anti-glycative compound pyridoxamine (150 mg/kg/day) in the drinking water. At the end of protocol high levels of AGEs were detected in both plasma and gastrocnemius muscle of HFRT mice associated to impaired expression of AGE-detoxifying AGE-receptor 1. In gastrocnemius, AGEs upregulated the lipogenesis by multiple interference on SREBP-1c through downregulation of the SREBP-inhibiting enzyme SIRT-1 and increased glycation of the SREBP-activating protein SCAP. The AGEs-induced SREBP-1c activation affected the expression of myogenic regulatory factors leading to alterations in fiber type composition, associated with reduced mitochondrial efficiency and muscular strength. Interestingly, pyridoxamine inhibited AGEs generation, thus counteracting all the fructose-induced alterations. The unsuspected involvement of diet-derived AGEs in muscle metabolic derangements and proteins reprogramming opens new perspectives in pathogenic mechanisms of metabolic diseases.
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- R Mastrocola
- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy.
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Biotechnology and Health Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Drug Science and Technology, University of Turin, Italy
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- Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy
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Huseby NE, Ravuri C, Moens U. The proteasome inhibitor lactacystin enhances GSH synthesis capacity by increased expression of antioxidant components in an Nrf2-independent, but p38 MAPK-dependent manner in rat colorectal carcinoma cells. Free Radic Res 2015; 50:1-13. [PMID: 26530909 DOI: 10.3109/10715762.2015.1100730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Proteasome inhibitors may induce ER stress and oxidative stress, disrupt signaling pathways, and trigger apoptosis in several cancer cells. However, they are also reported to increase glutathione (GSH) synthesis and protect cells from oxidative stress. In the present study, we showed that the proteasome inhibitor lactacystin increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) and GSH levels after the treatment of HT-29 colorectal cancer cells. The increased GSH depended upon the activity of glutamate cysteine ligase (GCL), uptake of cystine/cysteine via the cystine/glutamate transporter [Formula: see text], and the activity of γ-glutamyltransferase (GGT). Increased transcription levels of the catalytic subunit of glutamate cysteine ligase (GCLC), the catalytic subunit xCT of [Formula: see text], and GGT were induced by lactacystin, although with different kinetics and stoichiometry. Lactacystin treatment also augmented protein levels of GCLC, xCT, and GGT, but significant levels were not detected until 48 h after initiation of lactacystin treatment. These increases in protein levels were dependent on the p38 MAPK pathway. Studies in cells transfected with siRNA against the transcription factor Nrf2 demonstrated that the promoter activities of xCT and GCLC, but not of GGT, depended on Nrf2. However, depletion of Nrf2 had no effect on lactacystin-induced upregulation of the GGT, GCLC, and xCT mRNA levels. Taken together, our results suggest that oxidative stress provoked by proteasomal inhibition results in the elevation of cellular GSH levels due to increased synthesis of GSH and uptake of cystine/cysteine. Following treatment with lactacystin, enhanced expression of antioxidant components involved in GSH homeostasis is p38 MAPK-dependent, but Nrf2-independent, resulting in increased GSH synthesis capacity.
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- Nils-Erik Huseby
- a Tumor Biology Research Group, Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Tromsø , Tromsø , Norway
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- a Tumor Biology Research Group, Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Tromsø , Tromsø , Norway
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- b Molecular Inflammation Research Group, Department of Medical Biology, Faculty of Health Sciences , University of Tromsø , Tromsø , Norway
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Zhang Y, Li W, Zhu M, Li Y, Xu Z, Zuo B. FHL3 differentially regulates the expression of MyHC isoforms through interactions with MyoD and pCREB. Cell Signal 2015; 28:60-73. [PMID: 26499038 DOI: 10.1016/j.cellsig.2015.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2015] [Revised: 10/09/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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In skeletal muscle, muscle fiber types are defined by four adult myosin heavy chain (MyHC) isoforms. Four and a half LIM domain protein 3 (FHL3) regulates myoblasts differentiation and gene expression by acting as a transcriptional co-activator or co-repressor. However, how FHL3 regulates MyHC expression is currently not clear. In this study, we found that FHL3 down-regulated the expression of MyHC 1/slow and up-regulated the expression of MyHC 2a and MyHC 2b, whereas no significant effect was found on MyHC 2x expression. MyoD and phosphorylated cAMP response element binding protein (pCREB) played important roles in the regulation of MyHC 1/slow and MyHC 2a expression by FHL3, respectively. FHL3 could interact with MyoD, CREB and pCREB in vivo. pCREB had stronger interaction with the cyclic AMP-responsive elements (CRE) of the MyHC 2a promoter compared with CREB, and FHL3 significantly affected the binding capacity of pCREB to CRE. We established a model in which FHL3 promotes the expression of MyHC 2a through CREB-mediated transcription and inhibits the expression of MyHC 1/slow by inhibiting MyoD transcription activity during myogenesis. Our data support the notion that FHL3 plays important roles in the regulation of muscle fiber type composition.
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- Yunxia Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China.
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- Key Laboratory of Swine Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture and Key Lab of Agricultural Animal Genetics and Breeding, Ministry of Education, College of Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, PR China.
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Chen X, Luo Y, Zhou B, Huang Z, Jia G, Liu G, Zhao H, Yang Z, Zhang R. Effect of porcine Akirin2 on skeletal myosin heavy chain isoform expression. Int J Mol Sci 2015; 16:3996-4006. [PMID: 25686036 PMCID: PMC4346940 DOI: 10.3390/ijms16023996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2014] [Revised: 02/04/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Akirin2 plays an important role in skeletal myogenesis. In this study, we found that porcine Akirin2 (pAkirin2) mRNA level was significantly higher in fast extensor digitorum longus (EDL) and longissimus lumborum (LL) muscles than in slow soleus (SOL) muscle of pigs. Overexpression of pAkirin2 increased the number of myosin heavy chain (MHC)-positive cells, indicating that pAkirin2 promoted myoblast differentiation. We also found that overexpression of pAkirin2 increased the mRNA expressions of MHCI and MHCIIa and decreased the mRNA expression of MHCIIb. Myocyte enhancer factor 2 (MEF2) and nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) are the major downstream effectors of calcineurin. Here we also observed that the mRNA expressions of MEF2C and NFATc1 were notably elevated by pAkirin2 overexpression. Together, our data indicate that the role of pAkirin2 in modulating MHCI and MHCIIa expressions may be achieved through calcineurin/NFATc1 signaling pathway.
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- Xiaoling Chen
- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
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- College of Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
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- Key Laboratory for Animal Disease-Resistance Nutrition of China Ministry of Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu 611130, Sichuan, China.
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Mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinases 2 and 3 regulate SERCA2a expression and fiber type composition to modulate skeletal muscle and cardiomyocyte function. Mol Cell Biol 2013; 33:2586-602. [PMID: 23608535 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.01692-12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK)-activated protein kinases 2 and 3 (MK2/3) represent protein kinases downstream of the p38 MAPK. Using MK2/3 double-knockout (MK2/3(-/-)) mice, we analyzed the role of MK2/3 in cross-striated muscle by transcriptome and proteome analyses and by histology. We demonstrated enhanced expression of the slow oxidative skeletal muscle myofiber gene program, including the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) coactivator 1α (PGC-1α). Using reporter gene and electrophoretic gel mobility shift assays, we demonstrated that MK2 catalytic activity directly regulated the promoters of the fast fiber-specific myosin heavy-chain IId/x and the slow fiber-specific sarco/endoplasmic reticulum Ca(2+)-ATPase 2 (SERCA2) gene. Elevated SERCA2a gene expression caused by a decreased ratio of transcription factor Egr-1 to Sp1 was associated with accelerated relaxation and enhanced contractility in MK2/3(-/-) cardiomyocytes, concomitant with improved force parameters in MK2/3(-/-) soleus muscle. These results link MK2/3 to the regulation of calcium dynamics and identify enzymatic activity of MK2/3 as a critical factor for modulating cross-striated muscle function by generating a unique muscle phenotype exhibiting both reduced fatigability and enhanced force in MK2/3(-/-) mice. Hence, the p38-MK2/3 axis may represent a novel target for the design of therapeutic strategies for diseases related to fiber type changes or impaired SERCA2 function.
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Asaduzzaman M, Kinoshita S, Bhuiyan SS, Asakawa S, Watabe S. Stimulatory and inhibitory mechanisms of slow muscle-specific myosin heavy chain gene expression in fish: transient and transgenic analysis of torafugu MYH(M86-2) promoter in zebrafish embryos. Exp Cell Res 2012; 319:820-37. [PMID: 23237989 DOI: 10.1016/j.yexcr.2012.11.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2012] [Revised: 11/29/2012] [Accepted: 11/30/2012] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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The myosin heavy chain gene, MYHM86-2, exhibited restricted expression in slow muscle fibers of torafugu embryos and larvae, suggesting its functional roles for embryonic and larval muscle development. However, the transcriptional mechanisms involved in its expression are still ambiguous. The present study is the first extensive analysis of slow muscle-specific MYHM86-2 promoter in fish for identifying the cis-elements that are crucial for its expression. Combining both transient transfection and transgenic approaches, we demonstrated that the 2614bp 5'-flanking sequences of MYHM86-2 contain a sufficient promoter activity to drive gene expression specific to superficial slow muscle fibers. By cyclopamine treatment, we also demonstrated that the differentiation of such superficial slow muscle fibers depends on hedgehog signaling activity. The deletion analyses defined an upstream fragment necessary for repressing ectopic MYHM86-2 expression in the fast muscle fibers. The transcriptional mechanism that prevents MYHM86-2 expression in the fast muscle fibers is mediated through Sox6 binding elements. We also demonstrated that Sox6 may function as a transcriptional repressor of MYHM86-2 expression. We further discovered that nuclear factor of activated T cells (NFAT) binding elements plays a key role and myocyte enhancer factor-2 (MEF2) binding elements participate in the transcriptional regulation of MYHM86-2 expression.
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- Md Asaduzzaman
- Department of Aquatic Bioscience, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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Sharma N, Bhat AD, Kassa AD, Xiao Y, Arias EB, Cartee GD. Improved insulin sensitivity with calorie restriction does not require reduced JNK1/2, p38, or ERK1/2 phosphorylation in skeletal muscle of 9-month-old rats. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2011; 302:R126-36. [PMID: 22012698 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00372.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Calorie restriction [CR; ∼40% below ad libitum (AL) intake] improves the health of many species, including rats, by mechanisms that may be partly related to enhanced insulin sensitivity for glucose disposal by skeletal muscle. Excessive activation of several mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPKs), including JNK1/2, p38, and ERK1/2 has been linked to insulin resistance. Although insulin can activate ERK1/2, this effect is not required for insulin-mediated glucose uptake. We hypothesized that skeletal muscle from male 9-mo-old Fischer 344/Brown Norway rats CR (35-40% beginning at 3 mo old) versus AL rats would have 1) attenuated activation of JNK1/2, p38, and ERK1/2 under basal conditions; and 2) no difference for insulin-induced ERK1/2 activation. In contrast to our hypothesis, there were significant CR-related increases in the phosphorylation of p38 (epitrochlearis, soleus, and gastrocnemius), JNK1 (epitrochlearis and soleus), and JNK2 (gastrocnemius). Consistent with our hypothesis, CR did not alter insulin-mediated ERK1/2 activation. The greater JNK1/2 and p38 phosphorylation with CR was not attributable to diet effects on muscle oxidative stress (assessed by protein carbonyls and 4-hydroxynonenal protein conjugates). In muscles from the same rats used for the present study, we previously reported a CR-related increase in insulin-mediated glucose uptake by the epitrochlearis and the soleus (Sharma N, Arias EB, Bhat AD, Sequea DA, Ho S, Croff KK, Sajan MP, Farese RV, Cartee GD. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 300: E966-E978, 2011). The present results indicate that the improved insulin sensitivity with CR is not attributable to attenuated MAPK phosphorylation in skeletal muscle.
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- Naveen Sharma
- Muscle Biology Laboratory, School of Kinesiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 48109-2214, USA
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Meissner JD, Freund R, Krone D, Umeda PK, Chang KC, Gros G, Scheibe RJ. Extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2-mediated phosphorylation of p300 enhances myosin heavy chain I/beta gene expression via acetylation of nuclear factor of activated T cells c1. Nucleic Acids Res 2011; 39:5907-25. [PMID: 21498542 PMCID: PMC3152325 DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkr162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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The nuclear factor of activated T-cells (NFAT) c1 has been shown to be essential for Ca2+-dependent upregulation of myosin heavy chain (MyHC) I/β expression during skeletal muscle fiber type transformation. Here, we report activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 in Ca2+-ionophore-treated C2C12 myotubes and electrostimulated soleus muscle. Activated ERK1/2 enhanced NFATc1-dependent upregulation of a −2.4 kb MyHCI/β promoter construct without affecting subcellular localization of endogenous NFATc1. Instead, ERK1/2-augmented phosphorylation of transcriptional coactivator p300, promoted its recruitment to NFATc1 and increased NFATc1–DNA binding to a NFAT site of the MyHCI/β promoter. In line, inhibition of ERK1/2 signaling abolished the effects of p300. Comparison between wild-type p300 and an acetyltransferase-deficient mutant (p300DY) indicated increased NFATc1–DNA binding as a consequence of p300-mediated acetylation of NFATc1. Activation of the MyHCI/β promoter by p300 depends on two conserved acetylation sites in NFATc1, which affect DNA binding and transcriptional stimulation. NFATc1 acetylation occurred in Ca2+-ionophore treated C2C12 myotubes or electrostimulated soleus. Finally, endogenous MyHCI/β gene expression in C2C12 myotubes was strongly inhibited by p300DY and a mutant deficient in ERK phosphorylation sites. In conclusion, ERK1/2-mediated phosphorylation of p300 is crucial for enhancing NFATc1 transactivation function by acetylation, which is essential for Ca2+-induced MyHCI/β expression.
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- Joachim D Meissner
- Department of Vegetative Physiology, Institute of Biochemistry, Hannover Medical School, D-30625 Hannover, Germany
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Hanke N, Scheibe RJ, Manukjan G, Ewers D, Umeda PK, Chang KC, Kubis HP, Gros G, Meissner JD. Gene regulation mediating fiber-type transformation in skeletal muscle cells is partly glucose- and ChREBP-dependent. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH 2011; 1813:377-89. [PMID: 21215280 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2010.12.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2010] [Revised: 12/21/2010] [Accepted: 12/23/2010] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Adaptations in the oxidative capacity of skeletal muscle cells can occur under several physiological or pathological conditions. We investigated the effect of increasing extracellular glucose concentration on the expression of markers of energy metabolism in primary skeletal muscle cells and the C2C12 muscle cell line. Growth of myotubes in 25mM glucose (high glucose, HG) compared with 5.55mM led to increases in the expression and activity of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH), a marker of glycolytic energy metabolism, while oxidative markers peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α and citrate synthase decreased. HG induced metabolic adaptations as are seen during a slow-to-fast fiber transformation. Furthermore, HG increased fast myosin heavy chain (MHC) IId/x but did not change slow MHCI/β expression. Protein phosphatase 2A (PP2A) was shown to mediate the effects of HG on GAPDH and MHCIId/x. Carbohydrate response element-binding protein (ChREBP), a glucose-dependent transcription factor downstream of PP2A, partially mediated the effects of glucose on metabolic markers. The glucose-induced increase in PP2A activity was associated with an increase in p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase activity, which presumably mediates the increase in MHCIId/x promoter activity. Liver X receptor, another possible mediator of glucose effects, induced only an incomplete metabolic shift, mainly increasing the expression of the glycolytic marker. Taken together, HG induces a partial slow-to-fast transformation comprising metabolic enzymes together with an increased expression of MHCIId/x. This work demonstrates a functional role for ChREBP in determining the metabolic type of muscle fibers and highlights the importance of glucose as a signaling molecule in muscle.
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- Nina Hanke
- Department of Physiology, Vegetative Physiology 4220, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Dupont E, Cieniewski-Bernard C, Bastide B, Stevens L. Electrostimulation during hindlimb unloading modulates PI3K-AKT downstream targets without preventing soleus atrophy and restores slow phenotype through ERK. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2010; 300:R408-17. [PMID: 21106911 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00793.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Our aim was to analyze the role of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)-AKT and MAPK signaling pathways in the regulation of muscle mass and slow-to-fast phenotype transition during hindlimb unloading (HU). For that purpose, we studied, in rat slow soleus and fast extensor digitorum longus muscles, the time course of anabolic PI3K-AKT-mammalian target of rapamycin, catabolic PI3K-AKT-forkhead box O (FOXO), and MAPK signaling pathway activation after 7, 14, and 28 days of HU. Moreover, we performed chronic low-frequency soleus electrostimulation during HU to maintain exclusively contractile phenotype and so to determine more precisely the role of these signaling pathways in the modulation of muscle mass. HU induced a downregulation of the anabolic AKT, mammalian target of rapamycin, 70-kDa ribosomal protein S6 kinase, 4E-binding protein 1, and glycogen synthase kinase-3β targets, and an upregulation of the catabolic FOXO1 and muscle-specific RING finger protein-1 targets correlated with soleus muscle atrophy. Unexpectedly, soleus electrostimulation maintained 70-kDa ribosomal protein S6 kinase, 4E-binding protein 1, FOXO1, and muscle-specific RING finger protein-1 to control levels, but failed to reduce muscle atrophy. HU decreased ERK phosphorylation, while electrostimulation enabled the maintenance of ERK phosphorylation similar to control level. Moreover, slow-to-fast myosin heavy chain phenotype transition and upregulated glycolytic metabolism were prevented by soleus electrostimulation during HU. Taken together, our data demonstrated that the processes responsible for gradual disuse muscle plasticity in HU conditions involved both PI3-AKT and MAPK pathways. Moreover, electrostimulation during HU restored PI3K-AKT activation without counteracting soleus atrophy, suggesting the involvement of other signaling pathways. Finally, electrostimulation maintained initial contractile and metabolism properties in parallel to ERK activation, reinforcing the idea of a predominant role of ERK in the regulation of muscle slow phenotype.
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- Erwan Dupont
- University Lille Nord de France, EA 4488, Laboratoire d'Activité Physique, Muscle et Santé, USTL, F-59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq, France.
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MAP kinase phosphatase-1--a new player at the nexus between sarcopenia and metabolic disease. Aging (Albany NY) 2010; 2:170-6. [PMID: 20375469 PMCID: PMC2871246 DOI: 10.18632/aging.100135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2010] [Accepted: 04/01/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
Sarcopenia,
which is defined by the loss of skeletal muscle mass, predisposes skeletal
muscle to metabolic dysfunction which can precipitate metabolic disease.
Similarly, overnutrition, which is a major health problem in modern
society, also causes metabolic dysfunction in skeletal muscle and predisposition
to metabolic disease. It is now the prevailing view that both aging and
overnutrition negatively impact skeletal muscle metabolic homeostasis
through deleterious effects on the mitochondria. Accordingly, interplay
between the molecular pathways implicated in aging and overnutrition that
induce mitochondrial dysfunction are apparent. Recent work from our
laboratory has uncovered the stress-responsive mitogen-activated protein
kinase (MAPK) phosphatase-1 (MKP-1) as a new player in the regulation of
metabolic homeostasis in skeletal muscle and mitochondrial dysfunction
caused by overnutrition. These observations raise the intriguing
possibility that MKP-1 may function as a common target in the convergence
between sarcopenia and overnutrition in a pathophysiological pathway that
leads to a loss of skeletal muscle mitochondrial function. With the
increasing aging population it will become more important to understand how
MKP-1, and possibly other phosphatases, operate at the nexus between
sarcopenia and metabolic disease.
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Hanke N, Kubis HP, Scheibe RJ, Berthold-Losleben M, Hüsing O, Meissner JD, Gros G. Passive mechanical forces upregulate the fast myosin heavy chain IId/x via integrin and p38 MAP kinase activation in a primary muscle cell culture. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010; 298:C910-20. [PMID: 20071689 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00265.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
We have studied the mechanism by which a previously described primary muscle culture growing on microcarriers predominantly expresses fast myosin heavy chain (MHC) IId/x. We have measured MHC IId/x mRNA and protein levels, mRNA of MHC I and markers of muscle metabolism, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1 and mechano-growth factor (MGF) transcripts, indicators of the activation of the Akt-mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) axis, the p38-, ERK1/2-, and JNK-mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAP) kinase pathways, and of protein phosphatase PP2A, and we have assessed the involvement of integrin. By placing the culture flasks on a rotary shaker, we induce a continuous motion of the culture medium in which the carrier-myotube aggregates are suspended. This motion exerts passive forces on the myotubes that are decisive for the predominance of MHC II expression. These forces act via integrin, which transduces the mechanical signal into activation of PP2A and of p38 MAP-Kinase. The latter presumably is directly responsible for a drastic upregulation of MHC IId/x, whereas MHC I and metabolic markers remain unaffected. At the same time, despite an elevated level of IGF-1 transcription under passive forces, the IGF-1 receptor-Akt-mTOR axis is switched off as evident from the lack of an effect of inhibition of the IGF-1 receptor and from the PP2A-mediated low degree of phosphorylation of Akt and 4E-BP1. Similarly, the ERK1/2- and JNK-MAP kinase pathways are repressed. We conclude that passive stretch exerted on the myotubes by the rotary fluid motion induces a rather selective upregulation of fast MHC II, which goes along with a mild muscle hypertrophy as judged from the amount of protein per cell and is caused by p38 MAP kinase activity elevated via integrin sensing. The direct link between passive stretch and MHC II expression constitutes a novel mechanism, which is expected to become effective physiologically under passive stretch and eccentric contractions of skeletal muscles.
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- Nina Hanke
- Zentrum Physiologie, Vegetative Physiologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Yamaguchi T, Suzuki T, Arai H, Tanabe S, Atomi Y. Continuous mild heat stress induces differentiation of mammalian myoblasts, shifting fiber type from fast to slow. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2010; 298:C140-8. [PMID: 19605738 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00050.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Local hyperthermia has been widely used as physical therapy for a number of diseases such as inflammatory osteoarticular disorders, tendinitis, and muscle injury. Local hyperthermia is clinically applied to improve blood and lymphatic flow to decrease swelling of tissues (e.g., skeletal muscle). As for muscle repair following injury, the mechanisms underlying the beneficial effects of hyperthermia-induced muscle repair are unknown. In this study, we investigated the direct effects of continuous heat stress on the differentiation of cultured mammalian myoblasts. Compared with control cultures grown at 37 degrees C, incubation at 39 degrees C (continuous mild heat stress; CMHS) enhanced myotube diameter, whereas myotubes were poorly formed at 41 degrees C by primary human skeletal muscle culture cells, human skeletal muscle myoblasts (HSMMs), and C2C12 mouse myoblasts. In HSMMs and C2C12 cells exposed to CMHS, mRNA and protein levels of myosin heavy chain (MyHC) type I were increased compared with the control cultures. The mRNA level of MyHC IIx was unaltered in HSMMs and decreased in C2C12 cells, compared with cells that were not exposed to heat stress. These results indicated a fast-to-slow fiber-type shift in myoblasts. We also examined upstream signals that might be responsible for the fast-to-slow shift of fiber types. CMHS enhanced the mRNA and protein levels of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma coactivator (PGC)-1alpha in HSMMS and C2C12 cells but not the activities of MAPKs (ERK1/2 and p38 MAPK) in HSMMs and C2C12 cells. These data suggest that CMHS induces a fast-to-slow fiber-type shift of mammalian myoblasts through PGC-1alpha.
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- Tetsuo Yamaguchi
- Deptarment of Life Sciences, The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, The Univ. of Tokyo, 3-8-1, Komaba, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-8902, Japan.
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Scholz ME, Meissner JD, Scheibe RJ, Umeda PK, Chang KC, Gros G, Kubis HP. Different roles of H-ras for regulation of myosin heavy chain promoters in satellite cell-derived muscle cell culture during proliferation and differentiation. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2009; 297:C1012-8. [PMID: 19625607 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00567.2008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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The effect of constitutively activated proto-oncogene H-ras (H-rasQ61L) on the regulation of myosin heavy chain (MHC) promoter activities was investigated in rabbit satellite cell-derived muscle cell culture during the proliferation stage and early and later stages of differentiation, respectively. During proliferation, overexpression of H-rasQ61L did not affect basal level of activity of the slow MHCI/beta or the fast MHCIId/x promoter luciferase reporter gene construct in transient transfection assays. By contrast, H-rasQ61L affected both MHC promoter activities during differentiation, and this effect changes from inactivation after 2 days to activation after 4 days of differentiation. The activating effect of H-rasQ61L on both MHC promoters after 4 days of differentiation was significantly reduced by LY-294002, a specific inhibitor of the phosphoinositol-3-kinase (PI3K), a downstream target of Ras. Furthermore, the protein kinase Akt (protein kinase B), a downstream target of PI3k, was activated 4 days after initiation of differentiation in myotubes overexpressing H-rasQ61L. By contrast, inhibition of another Ras downstream pathway, mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 1/2-extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase 1/2 (MKK1/2-ERK1/2-MAPK), increased activities of both MHC promoters, indicating a suppressive role of this pathway. Moreover, the Ras-PI3K-Akt signaling pathway is involved in the activation of MHCI/beta and IId/x promoters in a later stage of differentiation of muscle cells, presumably by a known inhibiting effect of activated Akt on the MKK1/2-ERK1/2-MAPK pathway. The experiments demonstrate that during differentiation of muscle cells activated H-ras is an important regulator of MHC isoform promoter function with opposite effects during early and later stages.
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- Michael E Scholz
- Department of Physiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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Mallinson J, Meissner J, Chang KC. Chapter 2. Calcineurin signaling and the slow oxidative skeletal muscle fiber type. INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2009; 277:67-101. [PMID: 19766967 DOI: 10.1016/s1937-6448(09)77002-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Calcineurin, also known as protein phosphatase 2B (PP2B), is a calcium-calmodulin-dependent phosphatase. It couples intracellular calcium to dephosphorylate selected substrates resulting in diverse biological consequences depending on cell type. In mammals, calcineurin's functions include neuronal growth, development of cardiac valves and hypertrophy, activation of lymphocytes, and the regulation of ion channels and enzymes. This chapter focuses on the key roles of calcineurin in skeletal muscle differentiation, regeneration, and fiber type conversion to an oxidative state, all of which are crucial to muscle development, metabolism, and functional adaptations. It seeks to integrate the current knowledge of calcineurin signaling in skeletal muscle and its interactions with other prominent regulatory pathways and their signaling intermediates to form a molecular overview that could provide directions for possible future exploitations in human metabolic health.
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- Joanne Mallinson
- School of Veterinary Medicine and Science, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington, UK
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Shi H, Scheffler JM, Pleitner JM, Zeng C, Park S, Hannon KM, Grant AL, Gerrard DE. Modulation of skeletal muscle fiber type by mitogen‐activated protein kinase signaling. FASEB J 2008; 22:2990-3000. [DOI: 10.1096/fj.07-097600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Hao Shi
- Department of Animal SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Animal SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Animal SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Basic Medical SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Animal SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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- Department of Animal SciencesPurdue UniversityWest LafayetteIndianaUSA
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