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ArticleJournal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle2023

Growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible alpha regulates muscle repair and fat infiltration through ATP synthase F1 subunit alpha.

Wenjing You, Shiqi Liu, Jianfei Ji, Defeng Ling, Yuang Tu, Yanbing Zhou, Wentao Chen, Teresa G Valencak, Yizhen Wang, Tizhong Shan

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Article in Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 49 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wenjing YouCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Shiqi LiuCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Jianfei JiKey Laboratory for Cell and Gene Engineering of Zhejiang Province, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China.
Defeng LingCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yuang TuCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yanbing ZhouCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Wentao ChenCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Teresa G ValencakCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Yizhen WangCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Tizhong ShanCollege of Animal Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4738-414X
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China · CNZhejiang University · CN

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China U19A2037Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province LZ22C170003
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSkeletal muscle fat infiltration is a common feature during ageing, obesity and several myopathies associated with muscular dysfunction and sarcopenia. However, the regulatory mechanisms of intramuscular adipogenesis and strategies to reduce fat infiltration in muscle remain unclear. Here, we identified the growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible alpha (GADD45A), a stress-inducible histone folding protein, as a critical regulator of intramuscular fat (IMAT) infiltration.

methodsTo explore the role of GADD45A on IMAT infiltration and muscle regeneration, the gain or loss function of GADD45A in intramuscular preadipocytes was performed. The adipocyte-specific GADD45A knock-in (KI) mice and high IMAT-infiltrated muscle model by glycerol injection (50 μL of 50% v/v GLY) were generated. RNA-sequencing, histological changes, gene expression, lipid metabolism, mitochondrial function and the effect of dietary factor epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) treatment (100 mg/kg) on IMAT infiltration were studied.

resultsThe unbiased transcriptomics data analysis indicated that GADD45A expression positively correlates with IMAT infiltration and muscle metabolic disorders in humans (correlation: young vs. aged people, Gadd45a and Cebpa, r

conclusionsOur findings reveal a crucial role of GADD45A in regulating muscle repair and fat infiltration and suggest that inhibition of GADD45A by EGCG might be a potential strategy to combat fat infiltration and its associated muscle dysfunction.

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LeptinPPAR gammaAdenosine TriphosphateAgedAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsDNA DamageGADD45 ProteinsHumansMiceMice, Inbred mdxMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesMusclesAdenosine TriphosphateATP5A1 protein, mouseATP5F1A protein, humanCell Cycle ProteinsGADD45A protein, humanGadd45a protein, mouseGADD45 ProteinsLeptinMitochondrial Proton-Translocating ATPasesPPAR gammaEGCGfat infiltrationGADD45Aintramuscular adipogenesismetabolic disorderskeletal muscle

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