scholarly journals Dermatopontin in Skeletal Muscle Extracellular Matrix Regulates Myogenesis

Cells ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim ◽  
Ahmad ◽  
Shaikh ◽  
Jan ◽  
Seo ◽  
...  

Dermatopontin (DPT) is an extensively distributed non-collagenous component of the extracellular matrix predominantly found in the dermis of the skin, and consequently expressed in several tissues. In this study, we explored the role of DPT in myogenesis and perceived that it enhances the cell adhesion, reduces the cell proliferation and promotes the myoblast differentiation in C2C12 cells. Our results reveal an inhibitory effect with fibronectin (FN) in myoblast differentiation. We also observed that DPT and fibromodulin (FMOD) regulate positively to each other and promote myogenic differentiation. We further predicted the 3D structure of DPT, which is as yet unknown, and validated it using state-of-the-art in silico tools. Furthermore, we explored the in-silico protein-protein interaction between DPT-FMOD, DPT-FN, and FMOD-FN, and perceived that the interaction between FMOD-FN is more robust than DPT-FMOD and DPT-FN. Taken together, our findings have determined the role of DPT at different stages of the myogenic process.

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hristina Obradović ◽  
Jelena Krstić ◽  
Tamara Kukolj ◽  
Drenka Trivanović ◽  
Ivana Okić Đorđević ◽  
...  

Interleukin 17 (IL-17) is a cytokine with pleiotropic effects associated with several inflammatory diseases. Although elevated levels of IL-17 have been described in inflammatory myopathies, its role in muscle remodeling and regeneration is still unknown. Excessive extracellular matrix degradation in skeletal muscle is an important pathological consequence of many diseases involving muscle wasting. In this study, the role of IL-17 on the expression of matrix metalloproteinase- (MMP-) 9 in myoblast cells was investigated. The expression of MMP-9 after IL-17 treatment was analyzed in mouse myoblasts C2C12 cell line. The increase in MMP-9 production by IL-17 was concomitant with its capacity to inhibit myogenic differentiation of C2C12 cells. Doxycycline (Doxy) treatment protected the myogenic capacity of myoblasts from IL-17 inhibition and, moreover, increased myotubes hypertrophy. Doxy blocked the capacity of IL-17 to stimulate MMP-9 production by regulating IL-17-induced ERK1/2 MAPK activation. Our results imply that MMP-9 mediates IL-17’s capacity to inhibit myoblast differentiation during inflammatory diseases and indicate that Doxy can modulate myoblast response to inflammatory induction by IL-17.


Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xuedong Kang ◽  
Yan Zhao ◽  
Marlin Touma

Introduction: Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs), emerged as critical epigenetic regulators of transcriptome, play important roles in cardiac development and might be targeted to treat human cardiomyocyte dysfunction. In our work, we identified a novel lncRNA that regulates myogenesis. Hypothesis: LncRNA Ppp1r1b regulates myogenesis by modulating Histone 3 methylation Methods: After treated with antisense oligonucleotides (GapmeR) or siRNA against Ppp1r1b-LncRNA, real time PCR and Western blot analyses were performed to examine the expression of myogenic and sarcomere genes. Chromatin immunoprecipitation (CHIP) was used to comparatively analyze gene specific histone modification level. RNA pull-down was employed to identify the protein molecules that interact with Ppp1r1b-LncRNA. Results: By silencing Ppp1r1b-LncRNA with GapmeR, C2C12, a skeletal myoblast cell line, did not develop fully differentiated myotubes, but tend to remain in a quiescent mono-nucleated status. In vivo analysis of GapmeR injected neonatal mouse heart and in vitro siRNA silenced human skeletal myoblasts further confirmed the important role of Ppp1r1b-LncRNA on myogenesis. Members of the MyoD family of muscle-specific transcription factors (MyoD and myogenin) failed to be up-regulated during myogenic differentiation when treated with Ppp1r1b-LncRNA specific GapmeR or siRNA. Key proteins essential for establishing and maintaining normal skeletal muscle architecture, including Tcap and Dystropnin, are also suppressed in Ppp1r1b LncRNA- deficient heart. Analysis of histone modification levels at Myogenin, MyoD1 and Tcap in C2C12 cells revealed more histone tri-methylation at these myogenic and sarcomere structural genes compared to untreated cells. Additional lncRNA- protein complex isolation has further revealed insight into the biological roles of Ppp1r1b-LncRNA. Conclusions: Our results support the role of Ppp1r1b-LncRNA in promoting myogenic differentiation. Ppp1r1b-lncRNA function is mediated by inhibiting histone methylation on promoters of multiple myogenic and sarcomere genes. In particular, the identification of EZH2 in pulled Pp1r1b LncRNA: protein complex implies that Polycomb repressive complex 2 (PRC2) is involved in Ppp1r1b-LncRNA modulated myoblast differentiation.


2004 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 2013-2026 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernat Baeza-Raja ◽  
Pura Muñoz-Cánoves

p38 MAPK and nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) signaling pathways have been implicated in the control of skeletal myogenesis. However, although p38 is recognized as a potent activator of myoblast differentiation, the role of NF-κB remains controversial. Here, we show that p38 is activated only in differentiating myocytes, whereas NF-κB activity is present both in proliferation and differentiation stages. NF-κB activation was found to be dependent on p38 activity during differentiation, being NF-κB an effector of p38, thus providing a novel mechanism for the promyogenic effect of p38. Activation of p38 in C2C12 cells induced the activity of NF-κB, in a dual way: first, by reducing IκBα levels and inducing NF-κB-DNA binding activity and, second, by potentiating the transactivating activity of p65-NF-κB. Finally, we show that interleukin (IL)-6 expression is induced in C2C12 differentiating myoblasts, in a p38- and NF-κB-dependent manner. Interference of IL-6 mRNA reduced, whereas its overexpression increased, the extent of myogenic differentiation; moreover, addition of IL-6 was able to rescue significantly the negative effect of NF-κB inhibition on this process. This study provides the first evidence of a crosstalk between p38 MAPK and NF-κB signaling pathways during myogenesis, with IL-6 being one of the effectors of this promyogenic mechanism.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (20) ◽  
pp. 7554
Author(s):  
Ciro De Luca ◽  
Assunta Virtuoso ◽  
Nicola Maggio ◽  
Sara Izzo ◽  
Michele Papa ◽  
...  

Stroke is a major challenge in modern medicine and understanding the role of the neuronal extracellular matrix (NECM) in its pathophysiology is fundamental for promoting brain repair. Currently, stroke research is focused on the neurovascular unit (NVU). Impairment of the NVU leads to neuronal loss through post-ischemic and reperfusion injuries, as well as coagulatory and inflammatory processes. The ictal core is produced in a few minutes by the high metabolic demand of the central nervous system. Uncontrolled or prolonged inflammatory response is characterized by leukocyte infiltration of the injured site that is limited by astroglial reaction. The metabolic failure reshapes the NECM through matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and novel deposition of structural proteins continues within months of the acute event. These maladaptive reparative processes are responsible for the neurological clinical phenotype. In this review, we aim to provide a systems biology approach to stroke pathophysiology, relating the injury to the NVU with the pervasive metabolic failure, inflammatory response and modifications of the NECM. The available data will be used to build a protein–protein interaction (PPI) map starting with 38 proteins involved in stroke pathophysiology, taking into account the timeline of damage and the co-expression scores of their RNA patterns The application of the proposed network could lead to a more accurate design of translational experiments aiming at improving both the therapy and the rehabilitation processes.


2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 1030-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaqiu Lin ◽  
Yanying Zhao ◽  
Ruiwen Li ◽  
Jiaqi Gong ◽  
Yucai Zheng ◽  
...  

AbstractPGC-1α has been implicated as an important mediator of functional capacity of skeletal muscle. However, the role of PGC-1α in myoblast differentiation remains unexplored. In the present study, we observed a significant up-regulation of PGC-1α expression during the differentiation of murine C2C12 myoblast. To understand the biological significance of PGC-1α up-regulation in myoblast differentiation, C2C12 cells were transfected with murine PGC-1α cDNA and siRNA targeting PGC-1α, respectively. PGC-1α over-expressing clones fused to form typical myotubes with higher mRNA level of myosin heavy chain isoform I (MyHCI) and lower MyHCIIX. No obvious differentiation was observed in PGC-1α-targeted siRNA-transfected cells with marked decrement of mRNA levels of MyHCI and MyHCIIX. Furthermore, PGC-1α increased the expression of MyoD and MyoG in C2C12 cells, which controlled the commitment of precursor cells to myotubes. These results indicate that PGC-1α is associated with myoblast differentiation and elevates MyoD and MyoG expression levels in C2C12 cells.


2011 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 614-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuuma Furutani ◽  
Takenao Umemoto ◽  
Masaru Murakami ◽  
Tohru Matsui ◽  
Masayuki Funaba

2002 ◽  
Vol 159 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Martin ◽  
Richard Schneider ◽  
Stefanie Janetzky ◽  
Zoe Waibler ◽  
Petra Pandur ◽  
...  

FHL2 is a LIM-domain protein expressed in myoblasts but down-regulated in malignant rhabdomyosarcoma cells, suggesting an important role of FHL2 in muscle development. To investigate the importance of FHL2 during myoblast differentiation, we performed a yeast two-hybrid screen using a cDNA library derived from myoblasts induced for differentiation. We identified β-catenin as a novel interaction partner of FHL2 and confirmed the specificity of association by direct in vitro binding tests and coimmunoprecipitation assays from cell lysates. Deletion analysis of both proteins revealed that the NH2-terminal part of β-catenin is sufficient for binding in yeast, but addition of the first armadillo repeat is necessary for binding FHL2 in mammalian cells, whereas the presence of all four LIM domains of FHL2 is needed for the interaction. Expression of FHL2 counteracts β-catenin–mediated activation of a TCF/LEF-dependent reporter gene in a dose-dependent and muscle cell–specific manner. After injection into Xenopus embryos, FHL2 inhibited the β-catenin–induced axis duplication. C2C12 mouse myoblasts stably expressing FHL2 show increased myogenic differentiation reflected by accelerated myotube formation and expression of muscle-specific proteins. These data imply that FHL2 is a muscle-specific repressor of LEF/TCF target genes and promotes myogenic differentiation by interacting with β-catenin.


2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (23) ◽  
pp. 3765-3778 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aymeric Ravel-Chapuis ◽  
Tara E. Crawford ◽  
Marie-Laure Blais-Crépeau ◽  
Guy Bélanger ◽  
Chase T. Richer ◽  
...  

Recent work has shown that Staufen1 plays key roles in skeletal muscle, yet little is known about its pattern of expression during embryonic and postnatal development. Here we first show that Staufen1 levels are abundant in mouse embryonic muscles and that its expression decreases thereafter, reaching low levels in mature muscles. A similar pattern of expression is seen as cultured myoblasts differentiate into myotubes. Muscle degeneration/regeneration experiments revealed that Staufen1 increases after cardiotoxin injection before returning to the low levels seen in mature muscles. We next prevented the decrease in Staufen1 during differentiation by generating stable C2C12 muscle cell lines overexpressing Staufen1. Cells overexpressing Staufen1 differentiated poorly, as evidenced by reductions in the differentiation and fusion indices and decreases in MyoD, myogenin, MEF2A, and MEF2C, independently of Staufen-mediated mRNA decay. However, levels of c-myc, a factor known to inhibit differentiation, were increased in C2C12 cells overexpressing Staufen1 through enhanced translation. By contrast, the knockdown of Staufen1 decreased c-myc levels in myoblasts. Collectively our results show that Staufen1 is highly expressed during early stages of differentiation/development and that it can impair differentiation by regulating c-myc, thereby highlighting the multifunctional role of Staufen1 in skeletal muscle cells.


2013 ◽  
Vol 305 (8) ◽  
pp. R927-R938 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boa Kim ◽  
Ji-Seok Kim ◽  
Yisang Yoon ◽  
Mayra C. Santiago ◽  
Michael D. Brown ◽  
...  

Mitochondria are dynamic organelles forming a tubular network that is continuously fusing and dividing to control their morphology and functions. Recent literature has shed new light on a potential link between the dynamic behavior of mitochondria and muscle development. In this study, we investigate the role of mitochondrial fission factor dynamin-related protein 1 (Drp1) in myogenic differentiation. We found that differentiation of C2C12 myoblasts induced by serum starvation was accompanied by a gradual increase in Drp1 protein expression (to ∼350% up to 3 days) and a fast reduction of Drp1 phosphorylation at Ser-637 (to ∼30%) resulting in translocation of Drp1 protein from the cytosol to mitochondria. During differentiation, treatment of myoblasts with mitochondrial division inhibitor ( mdivi-1), a specific inhibitor of Drp1 GTPase activity, caused extensive formation of elongated mitochondria, which coincided with increased apoptosis evidenced by both enhanced caspase-3 activity and increased number of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase-mediated dUTP nick-end labeling (TUNEL)-positive cells. Furthermore, the mdivi-1-treated myotubes ( day 3 in differentiation media) showed a reduction in mitochondrial DNA content, mitochondrial mass, and membrane potential in a dose-dependent manner indicating defects in mitochondrial biogenesis during myogenic differentiation. Most interestingly, mdivi-1 treatment significantly suppressed myotube formation in both C2C12 cells and primary myoblasts. Likewise, stable overexpression of a dominant negative mutant Drp1 (K38A) dramatically reduced myogenic differentiation. These data suggest that Drp-1-dependent mitochondrial division is a necessary step for successful myogenic differentiation, and perturbation of mitochondrial dynamics hinders normal mitochondrial adaptations during muscle development. Therefore, in the present study, we report a novel physiological role of mitochondrial dynamics in myogenic differentiation.


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