CALL FOR PAPERS Cell Signaling: Proteins, Pathways and Mechanisms A novel mechanism of myostatin regulation by its alternative splicing variant during myogenesis in avian species
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Shin S, Song Y, Ahn J, Kim E, Chen P, Yang S, Suh Y, Lee K. A novel mechanism of myostatin regulation by its alternative splicing variant during myogenesis in avian species. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 309: C650 –C659, 2015. First published September 9, 2015; doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00187.2015.—Myostatin (MSTN) is a key negative regulator of muscle growth and development, and an increase of muscle mass is achieved by inhibiting MSTN signaling. In the current study, five alternative splicing isoforms of MSTN mRNAs in avian species were identified in various tissues. Among these five, three truncated forms of myostatin, MSTN-B, -C, and -E created premature stop codons and produced partial MSTN prodomains encoded from exon 1. MSTN-B is the second dominant isoform following full-length MSTN-A, and their expression was dynamically regulated during muscle development of chicken, turkey, and quail in vivo and in vitro. To clarify the function of MSTN-B, two stable cell lines of quail myoblasts (QM7) were generated to overexpress MSTN-A or MSTN-B. Interestingly, MSTN-B promoted both cell proliferation and differentiation similar to the function of the MSTN prodomain to counteract the negative role of MSTN on myogenesis. The coimmunoprecipitation assay revealed that MSTN-B binds to MSTN-A and reduces the generation of mature MSTN. Furthermore, the current study demonstrated that the partial prodomain encoded from exon 1 is critical for binding of MSTN-B to MSTN-A. Altogether, these data imply that alternative splicing isoforms of MSTN could negatively regulate pro-myostatin processing in muscle cells and prevent MSTNmediated inhibition of myogenesis in avian species.
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A novel mechanism of myostatin regulation by its alternative splicing variant during myogenesis in avian species.
Myostatin (MSTN) is a key negative regulator of muscle growth and development, and an increase of muscle mass is achieved by inhibiting MSTN signaling. In the current study, five alternative splicing isoforms of MSTN mRNAs in avian species were identified in various tissues. Among these five, three truncated forms of myostatin, MSTN-B, -C, and -E created premature stop codons and produced parti...
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