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p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 2 (MK2) signaling in atrophic and hypertrophic denervated mouse skeletal muscle
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences.
Linnaeus University, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, Department of Chemistry and Biomedical Sciences.
2014 (English)In: Journal of Molecular Signaling, E-ISSN 1750-2187, Vol. 9, no 2Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

BACKGROUND: p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase has been implicated in both skeletal muscle atrophy and hypertrophy. T317 phosphorylation of the p38 substrate mitogen-activated protein kinase-activated protein kinase 2 (MK2) correlates with muscle weight in atrophic and hypertrophic denervated muscle and may influence the nuclear and cytoplasmic distribution of p38 and/or MK2. The present study investigates expression and phosphorylation of p38, MK2 and related proteins in cytosolic and nuclear fractions from atrophic and hypertrophic 6-days denervated skeletal muscles compared to innervated controls.

METHODS: Expression and phosphorylation of p38, MK2, Hsp25 (heat shock protein25rodent/27human, Hsp25/27) and Hsp70 protein expression were studied semi-quantitatively using Western blots with separated nuclear and cytosolic fractions from innervated and denervated hypertrophic hemidiaphragm and atrophic anterior tibial muscles. Unfractionated innervated and denervated atrophic pooled gastrocnemius and soleus muscles were also studied.

RESULTS: No support was obtained for a differential nuclear/cytosolic localization of p38 or MK2 in denervated hypertrophic and atrophic muscle. The differential effect of denervation on T317 phosphorylation of MK2 in denervated hypertrophic and atrophic muscle was not reflected in p38 phosphorylation nor in the phosphorylation of the MK2 substrate Hsp25. Hsp25 phosphorylation increased 3-30-fold in all denervated muscles studied. The expression of Hsp70 increased 3-5-fold only in denervated hypertrophic muscles.

CONCLUSIONS: The study confirms a differential response of MK2 T317 phosphorylation in denervated hypertrophic and atrophic muscles and suggests that Hsp70 may be important for this. Increased Hsp25 phosphorylation in all denervated muscles studied indicates a role for factors other than MK2 in the regulation of this phosphorylation.

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BioMed Central (BMC), 2014. Vol. 9, no 2
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Cell Biology
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URN: urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-37957DOI: 10.1186/1750-2187-9-2PubMedID: 24629011Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-84899065573OAI: oai:DiVA.org:lnu-37957DiVA, id: diva2:759750
Available from: 2014-10-31 Created: 2014-10-31 Last updated: 2024-03-14Bibliographically approved
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1. Signaling factors related to atrophy and hypertrophy in denervated skeletal muscle
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Signaling factors related to atrophy and hypertrophy in denervated skeletal muscle
2014 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

The human body consists of about 40 % skeletal muscles which control the body’s movement, ability to stand up, force generation, locomotion, heat production and are also the body’s protein reservoir. Muscle mass is controlled by the relationship between protein synthesis and protein degradation. Atrophy, a decrease in muscle mass, can be trigged by disuse, immobilization, inflammation and cancer. Hypertrophy, an increase in muscle mass, can occur after increased mechanical load, high usage and/or anabolic stimulation. The aim of this thesis was to investigate changes in expression and post translational modifications of some factors involved in the regulation of protein synthesis and protein degradation in 6-days denervated atrophic hind-limb muscles (anterior tibial and pooled gastrocnemius and soleus muscles) and in 6-days denervated hypertrophic hemidiaphragm muscle in mice. Protein expression and post translational modifications were studied semi-quantitatively using Western blots with whole muscle homogenates and separated nuclear and cytosolic fractions from both innervated and denervated muscles.  An increase in protein synthesis after denervation in both atrophic and hypertrophic muscles was suggested after studies of factors downstream of mTOR (paper I).  Other results suggest that FoxO1 and MuRF1 (paper II) participate in the tissue remodeling that occurs after denervation. A differential response of MK2 phosphorylation in denervated hypertrophic and atrophic muscles was confirmed (paper III). An increase in phosphorylation of the MK2 substrate Hsp 25 in all denervated muscles studied (paper III) indicates that other factors than MK2 are involved in regulating this phosphorylation. eIF4G phosphorylation at S1108 was investigated (paper IV) and a decrease was observed in atrophic muscle but an increase in hypertrophic muscle. The results in this thesis suggest that there are several factors that control protein degradation and protein synthesis in denervated atrophic and hypertrophic skeletal muscles. This is an intricate labyrinth with many different cell signaling factors, the function of which are still far from fully understood.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Växjö: Linnaeus University Press, 2014. p. 96
Series
Linnaeus University Dissertations ; 198
Keywords
Atrophy, Hypertrophy, Skeletal muscle, Denervation, Protein synthesis, Protein degradation
National Category
Physiology
Research subject
Natural Science, Biomedical Sciences
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urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-37670 (URN)978-91-87925-26-9 (ISBN)
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2014-11-21, N2007, Västergård, Smålandsgatan 26E, Kalmar, 09:00 (Swedish)
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Available from: 2014-11-03 Created: 2014-10-15 Last updated: 2024-02-07Bibliographically approved

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