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ArticleAmerican journal of physiology. Cell physiology2007

Differential regulation of myofilament protein isoforms underlying the contractility changes in skeletal muscle unloading.

Zhi Bin Yu, Fang Gao, Han Zhong Feng, Jian-Ping Jin

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Article in American journal of physiology. Cell physiology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 32 papers.

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32citing papers in PubMed
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zhi Bin YuSection of Molecular Cardiology, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Evanston, IL 60201, USA.
Fang Gao
Han Zhong Feng
Jian-Ping Jin
NorthShore University HealthSystem · US

Funding

Role of Troponin T Isoforms in Nemaline MyopathyR01AR048816 · NIAMS · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI JIN, JIAN-PING · 2003 to 2014
$3.2M
Troponin structure &function in cardiomyopathyR01HL078773 · NHLBI · WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY · PI JIN, JIAN-PING · 2005 to 2008
$1.3M
Myofilament Protein Isoforms in Neuromuscular ReflexR21HD044824 · NICHD · NORTHSHORE UNIV HEALTHSYSTEM RES INST · PI JIN, JIAN-PING · 2003 to 2005
$457k
NHLBI NIH HHS HL-078773NHLBI NIH HHS R01 HL078773NIAMS NIH HHS AR-048816NIAMS NIH HHS R01 AR048816NICHD NIH HHS HD-044824NICHD NIH HHS R21 HD044824
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Abstract

Weight-bearing skeletal muscles change phenotype in response to unloading. Using the hindlimb suspension rat model, we investigated the regulation of myofilament protein isoforms in correlation to contractility. Four weeks of continuous hindlimb unloading produced progressive atrophy and contractility changes in soleus but not extensor digitorum longus muscle. The unloaded soleus muscle also had decreased fatigue resistance. Along with the decrease of myosin heavy chain isoform I and IIa and increase of IIb and IIx, coordinated regulation of thin filament regulatory protein isoforms were observed: gamma- and beta-tropomyosin decreased and alpha-tropomyosin increased, resulting in an alpha/beta ratio similar to that in normal fast twitch skeletal muscle; troponin I and troponin T (TnT) both showed decrease in the slow isoform and increases in the fast isoform. The TnT isoform switching began after 7 days of unloading and TnI isoform showed detectable changes at 14 days while other protein isoform changes were not significant until 28 days of treatment. Correlating to the early changes in contractility, especially the resistance to fatigue, the early response of TnT isoform regulation may play a unique role in the adaptation of skeletal muscle to unloading. When the fast TnT gene expression was upregulated in the unloaded soleus muscle, alternative RNA splicing switched to produce more high molecular weight acidic isoforms, reflecting a potential compensation for the decrease of slow TnT that is critical to skeletal muscle function. The results demonstrate that differential regulation of TnT isoforms is a sensitive mechanism in muscle adaptation to functional demands.

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Actin CytoskeletonAdaptation, PhysiologicalAnimalsCells, CulturedGene Expression RegulationHindlimb SuspensionMaleMuscle ContractionMuscle ProteinsMuscle, SkeletalProtein IsoformsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyMuscle ProteinsProtein Isoforms

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PMID17108008
PMCPMC1820608
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