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SMCHD1 regulates a limited set of gene clusters on autosomal chromosomes

Skeletal Muscle, 2017
Background Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is in most cases caused by a contraction of the D4Z4 macrosatellite repeat on chromosome 4 (FSHD1) or by mutations in the SMCHD1 or DNMT3B gene (FSHD2).
Amanda G. Mason, Roderick C. Slieker, Judit Balog, Richard J. L. F. Lemmers, Chao-Jen Wong, Zizhen Yao, Jong-Won Lim, Galina N. Filippova, Enrico Ne, Rabi Tawil, Bas T. Heijmans, Stephen J. Tapscott, Silvère M. van der Maarel   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rapid restitution of contractile dysfunction by synthetic copolymers in dystrophin-deficient single live skeletal muscle fibers

Skeletal Muscle, 2023
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by the lack of dystrophin, a cytoskeletal protein essential for the preservation of the structural integrity of the muscle cell membrane.
Dongwoo Hahn, Joseph D. Quick, Brian R. Thompson, Adelyn Crabtree, Benjamin J. Hackel, Frank S. Bates, Joseph M. Metzger   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Potential therapeutic targeting of BKCa channels in glioblastoma treatment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review summarizes current insights into the role of BKCa and mitoBKCa channels in glioblastoma biology, their potential classification as oncochannels, and the emerging pharmacological strategies targeting these channels, emphasizing the translational challenges in developing BKCa‐directed therapies for glioblastoma treatment.
Kamila Maliszewska‐Olejniczak, Karolina Pytlak, Sandra Jaworowska, Bogusz Kulawiak, Piotr Bednarczyk   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Retinoid acid-induced microRNA-31-5p suppresses myogenic proliferation and differentiation by targeting CamkIIδ

Skeletal Muscle, 2017
Background We previously reported that Wnt5a/CaMKIIδ (calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II delta) pathway was involved in the embryonic tongue deformity induced by excess retinoic acid (RA).
Bo Liu, Chao Liu, Wei Cong, Nan Li, Nan Zhou, Yi Tang, Chao Wei, Han Bai, Ying Zhang, Jing Xiao   +9 more
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Dammarenediol II enhances etoposide‐induced apoptosis by targeting O‐GlcNAc transferase and Akt/GSK3β/mTOR signaling in liver cancer

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
Etoposide induces DNA damage, activating p53‐dependent apoptosis via caspase‐3/7, which cleaves PARP1. Dammarenediol II enhances this apoptotic pathway by suppressing O‐GlcNAc transferase activity, further decreasing O‐GlcNAcylation. The reduction in O‐GlcNAc levels boosts p53‐driven apoptosis and influences the Akt/GSK3β/mTOR signaling pathway ...
Jaehoon Lee, Byung‐Cheol Han, Gi‐Bang Koo, Jihye Park, Mijin Kwon, Young Bin Park, Jae‐Mun Choi, Seung‐Ho Lee, Sangho Roh   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Automated image-analysis method for the quantification of fiber morphometry and fiber type population in human skeletal muscle

Skeletal Muscle, 2019
Background The quantitative analysis of muscle histomorphometry has been growing in importance in both research and clinical settings. Accurate and stringent assessment of myofibers’ changes in size and number, and alterations in the proportion of ...
Perla C. Reyes-Fernandez, Baptiste Periou, Xavier Decrouy, Fréderic Relaix, François Jérôme Authier   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Optimized method for extraction of exosomes from human primary muscle cells

Skeletal Muscle, 2020
Skeletal muscle is increasingly considered an endocrine organ secreting myokines and extracellular vesicles (exosomes and microvesicles), which can affect physiological changes with an impact on different pathological conditions, including regenerative ...
Laura Le Gall, Zamalou Gisele Ouandaogo, Ekene Anakor, Owen Connolly, Gillian Butler Browne, Jeanne Laine, William Duddy, Stephanie Duguez   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Tumour–host interactions in Drosophila: mechanisms in the tumour micro‐ and macroenvironment

Molecular Oncology, EarlyView.
This review examines how tumour–host crosstalk takes place at multiple levels of biological organisation, from local cell competition and immune crosstalk to organism‐wide metabolic and physiological collapse. Here, we integrate findings from Drosophila melanogaster studies that reveal conserved mechanisms through which tumours hijack host systems to ...
José Teles‐Reis, Tor Erik Rusten
wiley   +1 more source

Long‐term culture of skin biopsies: maintenance of fibroblast production and competency of reprogramming

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Skin biopsies taken from a patient with an ultra‐rare disorder as well as controls were cultured for up to 473 days. The chunks of skin were serially transferred to a new culture plate when confluent with fibroblasts. Different generations of fibroblasts were analyzed for cell and molecular properties, proliferation, and competence for reprogramming to
Sudiksha Rathan‐Kumar, Michael A. Ripperger, Grant M. Westlake, Kevin C. Ess   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

IIb or not IIb? Regulation of myosin heavy chain gene expression in mice and men

Skeletal Muscle, 2011
Background While the myosin heavy chain IIb isoform (MyHC-IIb) is the predominant motor protein in most skeletal muscles of rats and mice, the messenger RNA (mRNA) for this isoform is only expressed in a very small subset of specialized muscles in adult ...
Harrison Brooke C, Allen David L, Leinwand Leslie A   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source