scholarly journals PO-145 Effects of HIF-1α on Nrf2-ARE antioxidant signal in mice skeletal muscle after acute exhaustive exercise

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Linjia Wang ◽  
Tieying Li ◽  
Ying Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Skeletal Muscles ◽  
Binding Activity ◽  
Treadmill Running ◽  
High Expression ◽  
Nrf2 Target Gene ◽  
Nrf2 Protein

Objective Hypoxia or exercise could lead to oxidative stress. Hypoxia inducible factor-1 (HIF-1) is an oxygen sensor and the expression of its α subunit can be regulated by hypoxia. NF-E2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) is an important modifier of cellular responses to oxidative stress. A major mechanism in defense oxidative stress is the activation of the Nrf2-ARE antioxidant pathway. But whether the increase of HIF-1α could affect the Nrf2-ARE antioxidant signal, and further influence the oxidative stress status in vivo remains unknown. In this study, we wished to examine the effect of HIF-1α on Nrf2-ARE antioxidant pathway in mice skeletal muscle after acute exhaustion exercise. Methods HIF-1α high expression (H) and C57BL/6J mice(W) were used at 20 respectively and each kind of mice were randomly divided into two groups: control (C) and exercise (E). The treadmill exercise was preformed at the acute exhaustion exercise. On the day of acute exercise, mice allocated to perform treadmill running were subject to 5% incline and 5min at 10m/min, and then increased 3m/min every 3 minutes. Mice were sacrificed at the indicated time points following treadmill running.Nrf2, phosphor-Nrf2 (Ser40), nuclear Nrf2 protein were measured by Western Blot and Nrf2-ARE binding activity, the mRNA and proetin levels of Nrf2 target genes, key antioxidant enzymes (SOD1, SOD2, CAT, NQO-1) and ROS level, were also measured in skeletal muscles after the interventions. Results (1)The results showed that compared with WC, RNA and protein expression level of Nrf2 were increased in HC skeletal muscles. Nrf2-ARE binding activity, Nrf2 target gene SOD1, SOD2, NQO-1 mRNA expression and NQO-1 protein expression were also increased in HC skeletal muscles. Meanwhile, ROS level in HC skeletal muscles decreased significantly. (2) After the acute exhaustion exercise, high HIF-1α expression mice (HE) had higher expression of p-Nrf2(Ser 40) and nuclear Nrf2 protein than the wide type mice(WE). The mRNA expression of SOD1 and mRNA /protein of NQO-1 in HE increased as well. In contrast, ROS level decreased significantly in HE muscles. ConclusionsThe result indicated the proper high expression of HIF-1α could promote the antioxidant capacity of skeletal muscle in mice through Nrf2-ARE pathway.

scholarly journals C60 Fullerene Prevents Restraint Stress-Induced Oxidative Disorders in Rat Tissues: Possible Involvement of the Nrf2/ARE-Antioxidant Pathway

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga O. Gonchar ◽  
Andriy V. Maznychenko ◽  
Nataliya V. Bulgakova ◽  
Inna V. Vereshchaka ◽  
Tomasz Tomiak ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Restraint Stress ◽  
Stress Condition ◽  
Rat Tissues ◽  
Stress Exposure ◽  
The Brain ◽  
Nrf2 Protein

The effects of C60FAS (50 and 500 μg/kg) supplementation, in a normal physiological state and after restraint stress exposure, on prooxidant/antioxidant balance in rat tissues were explored and compared with the effects of the known exogenous antioxidant N-acetylcysteine. Oxidative stress biomarkers (ROS, O2⋅−, H2O2, and lipid peroxidation) and indices of antioxidant status (MnSOD, catalase, GPx, GST, γ-GCL, GR activities, and GSH level) were measured in the brain and the heart. In addition, protein expression of Nrf2 in the nuclear and cytosol fractions as well as the protein level of antiradical enzyme MnSOD and GSH-related enzymes γ-GCLC, GPx, and GSTP as downstream targets of Nrf2 was evaluated by western blot analysis. Under a stress condition, C60FAS attenuates ROS generation and O2⋅− and H2O2 releases and thus decreases lipid peroxidation as well as increases rat tissue antioxidant capacity. We have shown that C60FAS supplementation has dose-dependent and tissue-specific effects. C60FAS strengthened the antiradical defense through the upregulation of MnSOD in brain cells and maintained MnSOD protein content at the control level in the myocardium. Moreover, C60FAS enhanced the GSH level and the activity/protein expression of GSH-related enzymes. Correlation of these changes with Nrf2 protein content suggests that under stress exposure, along with other mechanisms, the Nrf2/ARE-antioxidant pathway may be involved in regulation of glutathione homeostasis. In our study, in an in vivo model, when C60FAS (50 and 500 μg/kg) was applied alone, no significant changes in Nrf2 protein expression as well as in activity/protein levels of MnSOD and GSH-related enzymes in both tissues types were observed. All these facts allow us to assume that in the in vivo model, C60FAS affects on the brain and heart endogenous antioxidative statuses only during the oxidative stress condition.

Exercise increases the plasma membrane content of the Na+ -K+ pump and its mRNA in rat skeletal muscles

1996 ◽  
Vol 80 (2) ◽  
pp. 699-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. Tsakiridis ◽  
P. P. Wong ◽  
Z. Liu ◽  
C. D. Rodgers ◽  
M. Vranic ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Plasma Membrane ◽  
Skeletal Muscles ◽  
Plasma Membranes ◽  
Acute Exercise ◽  
Treadmill Running ◽  
Type I ◽  
Mrna Levels ◽  
Subunit Mrna ◽  
White Type

Muscle fibers adapt to ionic challenges of exercise by increasing the plasma membrane Na+-K+ pump activity. Chronic exercise training has been shown to increase the total amount of Na+-K+ pumps present in skeletal muscle. However, the mechanism of adaptation of the Na+-K+ pump to an acute bout of exercise has not been determined, and it is not known whether it involves alterations in the content of plasma membrane pump subunits. Here we examine the effect of 1 h of treadmill running (20 m/min, 10% grade) on the subcellular distribution and expression of Na+-K+ pump subunits in rat skeletal muscles. Red type I and IIa (red-I/IIa) and white type IIa and IIb (white-IIa/IIb) hindlimb muscles from resting and exercised female Sprague-Dawley rats were removed for subcellular fractionation. By homogenization and gradient centrifugation, crude membranes and purified plasma membranes were isolated and subjected to gel electrophoresis and immunoblotting by using pump subunit-specific antibodies. Furthermore, mRNA was isolated from specific red type I (red-I) and white type IIb (white-IIb) muscles and subjected to Northern blotting by using subunit-specific probes. In both red-I/IIa and white-IIa/IIb muscles, exercise significantly raised the plasma membrane content of the alpha1-subunit of the pump by 64 +/- 24 and 55 +/- 22%, respectively (P < 0.05), and elevated the alpha2-polypeptide by 43 +/- 22 and 94 +/- 39%, respectively (P < 0.05). No significant effect of exercise could be detected on the amount of these subunits in an internal membrane fraction or in total membranes. In addition, exercise significantly increased the alpha1-subunit mRNA in red-I muscle (by 50 +/- 7%; P < 0.05) and the beta2-subunit mRNA in white-IIb muscles (by 64 +/- 19%; P < 0.01), but the alpha2- and beta1-mRNA levels were unaffected in this time period. We conclude that increased presence of alpha1- and alpha2-polypeptides at the plasma membrane and subsequent elevation of the alpha1- and beta2-subunit mRNAs may be mechanisms by which acute exercise regulates the Na+-K+ pump of skeletal muscle.

scholarly journals Structural Characterization and Antioxidant Activity of Polysaccharides from Athyrium multidentatum (Doll.) Ching in d-Galactose-Induced Aging Mice via PI3K/AKT Pathway

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (18) ◽  
pp. 3364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liang Jing ◽  
Jing-Ru Jiang ◽  
Dong-Mei Liu ◽  
Ji-Wen Sheng ◽  
Wei-Fen Zhang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Caspase 3 ◽  
Akt Pathway ◽  
Protective Mechanism ◽  
Related Factor ◽  
Bax Protein ◽  
Gene And Protein Expression

The purpose of this study was to characterize the polysaccharides from Athyrium multidentatum (Doll.) Ching (AMC) rhizome and explore the protective mechanism against d-galactose-induced oxidative stress in aging mice. Methods: A series of experiments, including molecular weight, monosaccharide composition, Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopy were carried out to characterize AMC polysaccharides. The mechanism was investigated exploring d-galactose-induced aging mouse model. Quantitative real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-qPCR) and western blotting assays were performed to assess the gene and protein expression in liver. Key findings: Our results showed that AMC polysaccharides were mainly composed of mannose (Man), rhamnose (Rha), glucuronic acid (Glc A), glucose (Glc), galactose (Gal), arabinose (Ara), and fucose (Fuc) in a molar ratio of 0.077:0.088:0.09:1:0.375:0.354:0.04 with a molecular weight of 33203 Da (Mw). AMC polysaccharides strikingly reversed d-galactose-induced changes in mice, including upregulated phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K), Akt, nuclear factor-erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2), forkhead box O3a (FOXO3a), and hemeoxygenase-1 (HO-1) mRNA expression, raised Bcl-2/Bax ratio, downregulated caspase-3 mRNA expression, enhanced Akt, phosphorylation of Akt (p-Akt), Nrf2 and HO-1 protein expression, decreased caspase-3, and Bax protein expression. Conclusion: AMC polysaccharides attenuated d-galactose-induced oxidative stress and cell apoptosis by activating the PI3K/AKT pathway, which might in part contributed to their anti-aging activity.

scholarly journals Atractylenolide III Attenuates Muscle Wasting in Chronic Kidney Disease via the Oxidative Stress-Mediated PI3K/AKT/mTOR Pathway

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mingqing Wang ◽  
Rong Hu ◽  
Yanjing Wang ◽  
Lingyu Liu ◽  
Haiyan You ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxidative Stress ◽  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Chronic Kidney Disease ◽  
Kidney Disease ◽  
Skeletal Muscles ◽  
Muscle Wasting ◽  
Mtor Pathway ◽  
C2c12 Myoblast ◽  
Model Group ◽  
Atractylenolide Iii

Oxidative stress contributes to muscle wasting in advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Atractylenolide III (ATL-III), the major active constituent of Atractylodes rhizome, has been previously reported to function as an antioxidant. This study is aimed at investigating whether ATL-III has protective effects against CKD-induced muscle wasting by alleviating oxidative stress. The results showed that the levels of serum creatinine (SCr), blood urea nitrogen (BUN), and urinary protein significantly decreased in the ATL-III treatment group compared with the 5/6 nephrectomy (5/6 Nx) model group but were higher than those in the sham operation group. Skeletal muscle weight was increased, while inflammation was alleviated in the ATL-III administration group compared with the 5/6 Nx model group. ATL-III-treated rats also showed reduced dilation of the mitochondria, increased CAT, GSH-Px, and SOD activity, and decreased levels of MDA both in skeletal muscles and serum compared with 5/6 Nx model rats, suggesting that ATL-III alleviated mitochondrial damage and increased the activity of antioxidant enzymes, thus reducing the production of ROS. Furthermore, accumulated autophagosomes (APs) and autolysosomes (ALs) were reduced in the gastrocnemius (Gastroc) muscles of ATL-III-treated rats under transmission electron microscopy (TEM) together with the downregulation of LC3-II and upregulation of p62 according to Western blotting. This evidence indicated that ATL-III improved skeletal muscle atrophy and alleviated oxidative stress and autophagy in CKD rats. Furthermore, ATL-III could also increase the protein levels of p-PI3K, p-AKT, and p-mTOR in skeletal muscles in CKD rats. To further reveal the relevant mechanism, the oxidative stress-mediated PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway was assessed, which showed that a reduced expression of p-PI3K, p-AKT, and p-mTOR in C2C12 myoblast atrophy induced by TNF-α could be upregulated by ATL-III; however, after the overexpression of Nox2 to increase ROS production, the attenuated effect was reversed. Our findings indicated that ATL-III is a potentially protective drug against muscle wasting via activation of the oxidative stress-mediated PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway.

Inverse alterations of BCKA dehydrogenase activity in cardiac and skeletal muscles of diabetic rats

1999 ◽  
Vol 277 (4) ◽  
pp. E685-E692 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yolanda B. Lombardo ◽  
Cynthia Serdikoff ◽  
Manikkavasagar Thamotharan ◽  
Harbhajan S. Paul ◽  
Siamak A. Adibi
Keyword(s):  
Gene Expression ◽  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Cardiac Muscle ◽  
Dehydrogenase Activity ◽  
Skeletal Muscles ◽  
Diabetic Rats ◽  
Gene Expressions ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Activity State

Rat cardiac and skeletal muscles, which have been used as model tissues for studies of regulation of branched-chain α-keto acid (BCKA) oxidation, vary greatly in the activity state of their BCKA dehydrogenase. In the present experiment, we have investigated whether they also vary in response of their BCKA dehydrogenase to a metabolic alteration such as diabetes and, if so, to investigate the mechanism that underlies the difference. Diabetes was produced by depriving streptozotocin-treated rats of insulin administration for 96 h. The investigation of BCKA dehydrogenase in the skeletal muscle (gastrocnemius) showed that diabetes 1) increased its activity, 2) increased the protein and gene expressions of all of its subunits (E1α, E1β, E2), 3) increased its activity state, 4) decreased the rate of its inactivation, and 5) decreased the protein expression of its associated kinase (BCKAD kinase) without affecting its gene expression. In sharp contrast, the investigation of BCKA dehydrogenase in the cardiac muscle showed that diabetes 1) decreased its activity, 2) had no effect on either protein or gene expression of any of its subunits, 3) decreased its activity state, 4) increased its rate of inactivation, and 5) increased both the protein and gene expressions of its associated kinase. In conclusion, our data suggest that, in diabetes, the protein expression of BCKAD kinase is downregulated posttranscriptionally in the skeletal muscle, whereas it is upregulated pretranslationally in the cardiac muscle, causing inverse alterations of BCKA dehydrogenase activity in these muscles.

scholarly journals Inhibition of Uncoupling Protein Expression during Lactation: Role of Leptin

Endocrinology ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 145 (2) ◽  
pp. 830-838 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiao Qiu Xiao ◽  
Kevin L. Grove ◽  
Bernadette E. Grayson ◽  
M. Susan Smith
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Uncoupling Protein ◽  
Atp Synthesis ◽  
Negative Energy ◽  
Down Regulation ◽  
Serum Free Fatty Acid ◽  
Serum Leptin ◽  
Brown Adipose

Abstract Uncoupling proteins (UCPs) are mitochondrial proteins that play a role in regulation of energy expenditure by uncoupling respiration from ATP synthesis. Lactation is a physiological condition characterized by negative energy balance due to the loss of energy sources to the production of milk. The objective of the current study was to investigate whether UCP mRNA and protein expressions were altered during lactation compared with those after 48 h of fasting. Lactation significantly reduced serum leptin levels, and removal of pups for 48 h increased serum leptin to higher levels than those observed in control rats. Compared with control rats, mRNA expression of UCP1 and UCP3 in brown adipose tissue (BAT) was dramatically reduced during lactation and fasting. The reduction in mRNAs was reflected by a lowered UCP1 protein level, and to some extent, UCP3 protein. Treatment of lactating rats with exogenous leptin (3 mg/kg) or removal of pups for 48 h completely reversed the down-regulation of UCP1 and UCP3 mRNA expression in BAT, and pup removal led to a recovery of protein expression. In contrast to BAT, UCP3 expression in skeletal muscle was increased in fasted rats and decreased during lactation. Similar changes were observed in serum free fatty acid levels. These changes are consistent with the idea that the utilization of free fatty acids as a fuel source is spared during lactation. As in BAT, leptin treatment and removal of pups were able to restore changes in mRNA expression of UCP3 in skeletal muscle during lactation. The present results suggest that the inhibition of leptin secretion during lactation is involved in the down-regulation of UCP expression in BAT and skeletal muscle, which, in turn, is responsible for the decrease in metabolic fuel oxidation and thermogenesis.

scholarly journals Induction of autophagy through the activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4)-dependent amino acid response pathway in maternal skeletal muscle may function as the molecular memory in response to gestational protein restriction to alert offspring to maternal nutrition

2015 ◽  
Vol 114 (4) ◽  
pp. 519-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huan Wang ◽  
Gabriel J. Wilson ◽  
Dan Zhou ◽  
Stéphane Lezmi ◽  
Xiuwen Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Transcription Factor ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Protein Restriction ◽  
Activating Transcription Factor 4 ◽  
Activating Transcription Factor ◽  
Transcription Factor 4

The aim of the present study was to investigate the mechanistic basis of protein deficiency during pregnancy in mother that is transduced to offspring. To this end, timed-pregnant Sprague–Dawley rats were fed either a control (20 % of energy from protein) or low-protein (LP, 8 % of energy from protein) diet during gestation. Tissues were collected after delivery from rat dams, and skeletal muscle was collected at postnatal day 38 from the offspring. Quantitative RT-PCR and Western blot analyses were performed to determine mRNA and protein levels. Histological analysis was performed to evaluate myofibre size. LP dams gained significantly less weight during pregnancy, developed muscle atrophy, and had significantly lower circulating threonine and histidine levels than control dams. The mRNA expression of the well-known amino acid response (AAR) pathway-related target genes was increased only in the skeletal muscle of LP dams, as well as the protein expression levels of activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) and phosphorylated eukaryotic translation initiation factor 2α (p-eIF2α). The mRNA expression of autophagy-related genes was significantly increased in the skeletal muscle of LP dams. Moreover, the mRNA expression of genes involved in both AAR and autophagy pathways remained elevated and was memorised in the muscle of LP offspring that consumed a post-weaning control diet. Additionally, the LP diet increased an autophagy marker, microtubule-associated proteins 1A/1B light chain 3B (LC3B) protein expression in the skeletal muscle of rat dams, consistent with the initiation of autophagy. The LP diet further increased ATF4 binding at the predicted regions of AAR and autophagy pathway-related genes. Increased binding of ATF4 unveils the crucial role of ATF4 in the activation of autophagy in response to protein restriction. Our data suggest that molecular changes in maternal muscle are memorised in the offspring long after gestational protein restriction, reinforcing the role of maternal signalling in programming offspring health.

scholarly journals PO-152 The effects of 4 weeks training mediates apelin on the p-AMPK(Thr172)/AMPK ratio in skeletal muscle of mice

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tieying Li ◽  
Ying Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Exercise Group ◽  
Treadmill Running ◽  
Exercise Session ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Wild Type ◽  
Protein Activity ◽  
Sedentary Group ◽  
Injection Control

Objective To investigate the effects of 4 weeks aerobic exercise mediates apelin on the p-AMPK(Thr172)/AMPK ratio in skeletal muscle of mice. Methods The C57BL/6J wild type mice(n=40) were randomly divided into four groups: control group (WC), exercise group (WE), apelin injection control group (AC) and apelin injection exercise group (AE), with 10 mice in each group. Apelin injection group mice were intraperitoneally injected with apelin (0.1 μmol/kg/day) for 4 weeks. At the same time, the exercise groups mice underwent 60min/day treadmill running with a slope of  5°at the speed of 15m/min for 2 weeks, and the speed was adjusted to 20m/min in the later 2 weeks. 48 h after the final exercise session quadriceps muscles were harvest. The protein expression of apelin, APJ, AMPKα and p-AMPKα (Thr172) in skeletal muscle was determined by Western Blot. Results (1) Compared with WC group, the protein expression of apelin , APJ and p-AMPKα (Thr172)/AMPKα ratio  in AC group skeletal muscle of mice were increased; (2) Compared with WE group , the p-AMPKα (Thr172) / AMPKα ratio in AE group skeletal muscle of mice were  increased. Conclusions Apelin supplementation for 4 weeks can up-regulate AMPK protein activity in skeletal muscle both in sedentary group and exercise group.

scholarly journals Age Dependent Modification of the Metabolic Profile of the Tibialis Anterior Muscle Fibers in C57BL/6J Mice

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (11) ◽  
pp. 3923
Author(s):  
Emiliana Giacomello ◽  
Emanuela Crea ◽  
Lucio Torelli ◽  
Alberta Bergamo ◽  
Carlo Reggiani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Protein Expression ◽  
Tibialis Anterior ◽  
Skeletal Muscles ◽  
Tibialis Anterior Muscle ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Oxidative Capacity ◽  
Essential Information ◽  
Metabolic Properties ◽  
Architectural Organization

Skeletal muscle aging is accompanied by mass reduction and functional decline, as a result of multiple factors, such as protein expression, morphology of organelles, metabolic equilibria, and neural communication. Skeletal muscles are formed by multiple fibers that express different Myosin Heavy Chains (MyHCs) and have different metabolic properties and different blood supply, with the purpose to adapt their contraction to the functional need. The fine interplay between the different fibers composing a muscle and its architectural organization determine its functional properties. Immunohistochemical and histochemical analyses of the skeletal muscle tissue, besides evidencing morphological characteristics, allow for the precise determination of protein expression and metabolic properties, providing essential information at the single-fiber level. Aiming to gain further knowledge on the influence of aging on skeletal muscles, we investigated the expression of the MyHCs, the Succinate Dehydrogenase (SDH) activity, and the presence of capillaries and Tubular Aggregates (TAs) in the tibialis anterior muscles of physiologically aging C57BL/6J mice aged 8 (adult), 18 (middle aged), and 24 months (old). We observed an increase of type-IIB fast-contracting fibers, an increase of the oxidative capacity of type-IIX and -IIA fibers, a general decrease of the capillarization, and the onset of TAs in type-IIB fibers. These data suggest that aging entails a selective modification of the muscle fiber profiles.

scholarly journals Transcriptional profiling reveals extraordinary diversity among skeletal muscle tissues

eLife ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin E Terry ◽  
Xiping Zhang ◽  
Christy Hoffmann ◽  
Laura D Hughes ◽  
Scott A Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Skeletal Muscle ◽  
Cardiac Muscle ◽  
Mrna Expression ◽  
Skeletal Muscles ◽  
Transcriptional Profiling ◽  
Muscular Dystrophies ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Muscle Tissues ◽  
Muscle Groups ◽  
Intrinsic Diversity

Skeletal muscle comprises a family of diverse tissues with highly specialized functions. Many acquired diseases, including HIV and COPD, affect specific muscles while sparing others. Even monogenic muscular dystrophies selectively affect certain muscle groups. These observations suggest that factors intrinsic to muscle tissues influence their resistance to disease. Nevertheless, most studies have not addressed transcriptional diversity among skeletal muscles. Here we use RNAseq to profile mRNA expression in skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscle tissues from mice and rats. Our data set, MuscleDB, reveals extensive transcriptional diversity, with greater than 50% of transcripts differentially expressed among skeletal muscle tissues. We detect mRNA expression of hundreds of putative myokines that may underlie the endocrine functions of skeletal muscle. We identify candidate genes that may drive tissue specialization, including Smarca4, Vegfa, and Myostatin. By demonstrating the intrinsic diversity of skeletal muscles, these data provide a resource for studying the mechanisms of tissue specialization.

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