MicroRNAs facilitate skeletal muscle maintenance and metabolic suppression in hibernating brown bears.
Hibernating brown bears, Ursus arctos, undergo extended periods of inactivity and yet these large hibernators are resilient to muscle disuse atrophy. Physiological characteristics associated with atrophy resistance in bear muscle have been examined (e.g., muscle mechanics, neural activity) but roles...
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ftpubmed:31643088 2024-09-15T18:40:11+00:00 MicroRNAs facilitate skeletal muscle maintenance and metabolic suppression in hibernating brown bears. Luu, Bryan E Lefai, Etienne Giroud, Sylvain Swenson, Jon E Chazarin, Blandine Gauquelin-Koch, Guillemette Arnemo, Jon M Evans, Alina L Bertile, Fabrice Storey, Kenneth B 2020-04 https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.29294 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31643088 eng eng Wiley https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.29294 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31643088 © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Cell Physiol ISSN:1097-4652 Volume:235 Issue:4 Mef2a Ursus arctos atrophy myomiR noncoding RNA ubiquitin ligase Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2020 ftpubmed https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.29294 2024-07-03T16:02:00Z Hibernating brown bears, Ursus arctos, undergo extended periods of inactivity and yet these large hibernators are resilient to muscle disuse atrophy. Physiological characteristics associated with atrophy resistance in bear muscle have been examined (e.g., muscle mechanics, neural activity) but roles for molecular signaling/regulatory mechanisms in the resistance to muscle wasting in bears still require investigation. Using quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR), the present study characterized the responses of 36 microRNAs linked with development, metabolism, and regeneration of skeletal muscle, in the vastus lateralis of brown bears comparing winter hibernating and summer active animals. Relative levels of mRNA of selected genes (mef2a, pax7, id2, prkaa1, and mstn) implicated upstream and downstream of the microRNAs were examined. Results indicated that hibernation elicited a myogenic microRNA, or "myomiR", response via MEF2A-mediated signaling. Upregulation of MEF2A-controlled miR-1 and miR-206 and respective downregulation of pax7 and id2 mRNA are suggestive of responses that promote skeletal muscle maintenance. Increased levels of metabolic microRNAs, such as miR-27, miR-29, and miR-33, may facilitate metabolic suppression during hibernation via mechanisms that decrease glucose uptake and fatty acid oxidation. This study identified myomiR-mediated mechanisms for the promotion of muscle regeneration, suppression of ubiquitin ligases, and resistance to muscle atrophy during hibernation mediated by observed increases in miR-206, miR-221, miR-31, miR-23a, and miR-29b. This was further supported by the downregulation of myomiRs associated with a muscle injury and inflammation (miR-199a and miR-223) during hibernation. The present study provides evidence of myomiR-mediated signaling pathways that are activated during hibernation to maintain skeletal muscle functionality in brown bears. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus arctos PubMed Central (PMC) Journal of Cellular Physiology 235 4 3984 3993 |
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Mef2a Ursus arctos atrophy myomiR noncoding RNA ubiquitin ligase Luu, Bryan E Lefai, Etienne Giroud, Sylvain Swenson, Jon E Chazarin, Blandine Gauquelin-Koch, Guillemette Arnemo, Jon M Evans, Alina L Bertile, Fabrice Storey, Kenneth B MicroRNAs facilitate skeletal muscle maintenance and metabolic suppression in hibernating brown bears. |
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Hibernating brown bears, Ursus arctos, undergo extended periods of inactivity and yet these large hibernators are resilient to muscle disuse atrophy. Physiological characteristics associated with atrophy resistance in bear muscle have been examined (e.g., muscle mechanics, neural activity) but roles for molecular signaling/regulatory mechanisms in the resistance to muscle wasting in bears still require investigation. Using quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR), the present study characterized the responses of 36 microRNAs linked with development, metabolism, and regeneration of skeletal muscle, in the vastus lateralis of brown bears comparing winter hibernating and summer active animals. Relative levels of mRNA of selected genes (mef2a, pax7, id2, prkaa1, and mstn) implicated upstream and downstream of the microRNAs were examined. Results indicated that hibernation elicited a myogenic microRNA, or "myomiR", response via MEF2A-mediated signaling. Upregulation of MEF2A-controlled miR-1 and miR-206 and respective downregulation of pax7 and id2 mRNA are suggestive of responses that promote skeletal muscle maintenance. Increased levels of metabolic microRNAs, such as miR-27, miR-29, and miR-33, may facilitate metabolic suppression during hibernation via mechanisms that decrease glucose uptake and fatty acid oxidation. This study identified myomiR-mediated mechanisms for the promotion of muscle regeneration, suppression of ubiquitin ligases, and resistance to muscle atrophy during hibernation mediated by observed increases in miR-206, miR-221, miR-31, miR-23a, and miR-29b. This was further supported by the downregulation of myomiRs associated with a muscle injury and inflammation (miR-199a and miR-223) during hibernation. The present study provides evidence of myomiR-mediated signaling pathways that are activated during hibernation to maintain skeletal muscle functionality in brown bears. |
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Luu, Bryan E Lefai, Etienne Giroud, Sylvain Swenson, Jon E Chazarin, Blandine Gauquelin-Koch, Guillemette Arnemo, Jon M Evans, Alina L Bertile, Fabrice Storey, Kenneth B |
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Luu, Bryan E Lefai, Etienne Giroud, Sylvain Swenson, Jon E Chazarin, Blandine Gauquelin-Koch, Guillemette Arnemo, Jon M Evans, Alina L Bertile, Fabrice Storey, Kenneth B |
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MicroRNAs facilitate skeletal muscle maintenance and metabolic suppression in hibernating brown bears. |
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MicroRNAs facilitate skeletal muscle maintenance and metabolic suppression in hibernating brown bears. |
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MicroRNAs facilitate skeletal muscle maintenance and metabolic suppression in hibernating brown bears. |
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MicroRNAs facilitate skeletal muscle maintenance and metabolic suppression in hibernating brown bears. |
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MicroRNAs facilitate skeletal muscle maintenance and metabolic suppression in hibernating brown bears. |
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micrornas facilitate skeletal muscle maintenance and metabolic suppression in hibernating brown bears. |
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