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The RNA-binding proteins Zfp36l1 and Zfp36l2 act redundantly in myogenesis

Skeletal Muscle, 2018
Background Members of the ZFP36 family of RNA-binding proteins regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally by binding to AU-rich elements in the 3’UTR of mRNA and stimulating mRNA degradation.
Hema Bye-A-Jee, Dhamayanthi Pugazhendhi, Samuel Woodhouse, Patrick Brien, Rachel Watson, Martin Turner, Jennifer Pell   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Skeletal muscle ultrasound

European Journal of Translational Myology, 2010
Muscle ultrasound is a convenient technique to visualize normal and pathological muscle tissue as it is non-invasive and real-time. Neuromuscular disorders give rise to structural muscle changes that can be visualized with ultrasound: atrophy can be objectified by measuring muscle thickness, while infiltration of fat and fibrous tissue increase muscle ...
openaire   +4 more sources

Bio‐Friendly Artificial Muscles Based on Carbon Nanotube Yarns and Eutectogel Derivatives

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Solid‐state artificial muscles based on coiled commercial carbon nanotube yarns coated with eutectogel derivatives exhibit unipolar actuation through selective ion intercalation. Combining polyanionic and polycationic gels enables enhanced contractile stroke and high energy density.
Gabriela Ananieva, Cédric Vancaeyzeele, Giao T.M. Nguyen, Daniel Aguilera‐Bulla, Mathieu Pinault, Frédéric Vidal, Cédric Plesse   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soft Magnetic Artificial Muscles with High Work Density and Actuation Strain via Dual Cross‐Linking Design

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A high‐performance magnetic composite actuator that integrates covalent and reversible physical cross‐links within a stiffness‐tunable polymer matrix embedded with functionalized magnetic particles is presented. The actuator exhibits programmable magnetic responsiveness, a stiffness switching ratio of 1.37 × 103, stretchability up to 1274%, large ...
Somi Kim, Sang‐Woo Lee, Hyukjoo Kwon, Soyun Hong, Gwonmin Kim, Salah M. Tawfik, Hyung Wook Park, Hoon Eui Jeong   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

BET bromodomain inhibitors and agonists of the beta-2 adrenergic receptor identified in screens for compounds that inhibit DUX4 expression in FSHD muscle cells

Skeletal Muscle, 2017
Background Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) is a progressive muscle disease caused by mutations that lead to epigenetic derepression and inappropriate transcription of the double homeobox 4 (DUX4) gene in skeletal muscle.
Amy E. Campbell, Jonathan Oliva, Matthew P. Yates, Jun Wen Zhong, Sean C. Shadle, Lauren Snider, Nikita Singh, Shannon Tai, Yosuke Hiramuki, Rabi Tawil, Silvère M. van der Maarel, Stephen J. Tapscott, Francis M. Sverdrup   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

3D‐Printed Soft Magnetoactive Origami Actuators

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Soft magnetoactive films are 3D‐printed using ink with up to 75 wt.% ferromagnetic particles and dual UV/heat curing, then integrated with various origami structures. The films are flexible, magnetically responsive, and programmable, enabling flexible integration with origami without hindering shape‐changeability.
Sen Zhang, Yuan Li, Zimeng Li, Nabil Chedid, Peiqi Zhang, Ke Cheng, Xiaomeng Fang   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Microplastics from Wearable Bioelectronic Devices: Sources, Risks, and Sustainable Solutions

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bioelectronic devices (e.g., e‐skins) heavily rely on polymers that at the end of their life cycle will generate microplastics. For research, a holistic approach to viewing the full impact of such devices cannot be overlooked. The potential for devices as sources for microplastics is raised, with mitigation strategies surrounding polysaccharide and ...
Conor S. Boland
wiley   +1 more source

Nitric oxide synthase in skeletal muscle fibres of patients with type 2 diabetes [PDF]

, 2012
Muscle-derived nitric oxide (NO) mediates fundamental physiological actions on skeletal muscle including glucose uptake into muscle cells. Recently, we have shown that the altered glucose metabolism in skeletal muscle of patients with type 2 diabetes ...
Andreas Oberbach, Igor Buchwalow, Karla Punkt, Katharina Kandt, Matthias Blueher, Volker Adams   +5 more
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Effective Sliding Motions of Vibration‐Induced Emission Stoppers in Mechanically Interlocked Molecules as Artificial Muscle Tougheners and In Situ Molecular Shuttling Sensors for Self‐Healable Mechano‐Fluorescent Polyurethane Organogels

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The self‐healable ratiometric mechano‐fluorescent polyurethane (PU) organogel is constructed by incorporating a minor amount (ca. 1.5 wt.%) of the unconventional daisy chain rotaxane (as an artificial molecular muscle toughener) with specific sliding motions and ratiometric emission behaviors into the PU skeleton, which reveals the progressed intrinsic
Tu Thi Kim Cuc, Yu‐Chen Lai, Trang Manh Khang, Wei‐Tsung Chuang, Tung‐Kung Wu, Ricardas Rotomskis, Simona Steponkiene, Hong‐Cheu Lin   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

miR-206 integrates multiple components of differentiation pathways to control the transition from growth to differentiation in rhabdomyosarcoma cells

Skeletal Muscle, 2012
Background Similar to replicating myoblasts, many rhabdomyosarcoma cells express the myogenic determination gene MyoD. In contrast to myoblasts, rhabdomyosarcoma cells do not make the transition from a regulative growth phase to terminal differentiation.
MacQuarrie Kyle L, Yao Zizhen, Young Janet M, Cao Yi, Tapscott Stephen J   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source