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Openshaw RL, Thomson DM, Bristow GC, Mitchell EJ, Pratt JA, Morris BJ, Dawson N. 16p11.2 deletion mice exhibit compromised fronto-temporal connectivity, GABAergic dysfunction, and enhanced attentional ability. Commun Biol 2023; 6:557. [PMID: 37225770 DOI: 10.1038/s42003-023-04891-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 05/26/2023] Open
Abstract
Autism spectrum disorders are more common in males, and have a substantial genetic component. Chromosomal 16p11.2 deletions in particular carry strong genetic risk for autism, yet their neurobiological impact is poorly characterised, particularly at the integrated systems level. Here we show that mice reproducing this deletion (16p11.2 DEL mice) have reduced GABAergic interneuron gene expression (decreased parvalbumin mRNA in orbitofrontal cortex, and male-specific decreases in Gad67 mRNA in parietal and insular cortex and medial septum). Metabolic activity was increased in medial septum, and in its efferent targets: mammillary body and (males only) subiculum. Functional connectivity was altered between orbitofrontal, insular and auditory cortex, and between septum and hippocampus/subiculum. Consistent with this circuit dysfunction, 16p11.2 DEL mice showed reduced prepulse inhibition, but enhanced performance in the continuous performance test of attentional ability. Level 1 autistic individuals show similarly heightened performance in the equivalent human test, also associated with parietal, insular-orbitofrontal and septo-subicular dysfunction. The data implicate cortical and septal GABAergic dysfunction, and resulting connectivity changes, as the cause of pre-attentional and attentional changes in autism.
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- Rebecca L Openshaw
- School of Psychology and Neuroscience, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Sir James Black Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK
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- Department of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YW, UK
- School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK
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- School of Psychology and Neuroscience, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Sir James Black Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
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- Department of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YW, UK.
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Baudot AD, Wang VMY, Leach JD, O’Prey J, Long JS, Paulus-Hock V, Lilla S, Thomson DM, Greenhorn J, Ghaffar F, Nixon C, Helfrich MH, Strathdee D, Pratt J, Marchesi F, Zanivan S, Ryan KM. Glycan degradation promotes macroautophagy. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2022; 119:e2111506119. [PMID: 35737835 PMCID: PMC9245654 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2111506119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Macroautophagy promotes cellular homeostasis by delivering cytoplasmic constituents to lysosomes for degradation [Mizushima, Nat. Cell Biol. 20, 521-527 (2018)]. However, while most studies have focused on the mechanisms of protein degradation during this process, we report here that macroautophagy also depends on glycan degradation via the glycosidase, α-l-fucosidase 1 (FUCA1), which removes fucose from glycans. We show that cells lacking FUCA1 accumulate lysosomal glycans, which is associated with impaired autophagic flux. Moreover, in a mouse model of fucosidosis-a disease characterized by inactivating mutations in FUCA1 [Stepien et al., Genes (Basel) 11, E1383 (2020)]-glycan and autophagosome/autolysosome accumulation accompanies tissue destruction. Mechanistically, using lectin capture and mass spectrometry, we identified several lysosomal enzymes with altered fucosylation in FUCA1-null cells. Moreover, we show that the activity of some of these enzymes in the absence of FUCA1 can no longer be induced upon autophagy stimulation, causing retardation of autophagic flux, which involves impaired autophagosome-lysosome fusion. These findings therefore show that dysregulated glycan degradation leads to defective autophagy, which is likely a contributing factor in the etiology of fucosidosis.
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- Alice D. Baudot
- Tumour Cell Death and Autophagy Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, United Kingdom
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- Tumour Cell Death and Autophagy Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, United Kingdom
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- Tumour Cell Death and Autophagy Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, United Kingdom
- School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary, and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, United Kingdom
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- Tumour Cell Death and Autophagy Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, United Kingdom
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- Tumour Cell Death and Autophagy Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, United Kingdom
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- Tumour Cell Death and Autophagy Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, United Kingdom
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- Tumour Cell Death and Autophagy Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom
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- Tumour Cell Death and Autophagy Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, United Kingdom
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- Tumour Cell Death and Autophagy Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen AB25 2ZD, United Kingdom
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- Tumour Cell Death and Autophagy Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary, and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, United Kingdom
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- Tumour Cell Death and Autophagy Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, United Kingdom
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, United Kingdom
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- Tumour Cell Death and Autophagy Laboratory, Cancer Research UK Beatson Institute, Glasgow G61 1BD, United Kingdom
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G61 1QH, United Kingdom
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Ashby JS, Pace TW, Allen AN, Wilde KM, Galvan DA, Beitler AM, Hancock CR, Saunders O, Thomson DM. Effects of a novel AMP‐mimicking prodrug on AMPK and mTORC1 activity in C2C12 cells. FASEB J 2022. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.r5792] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nutrition, Dietetics and Food ScienceBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Cell Biology & PhysiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
- Xenter TherapeuticsSalt Lake CityUT
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Smith AH, Brodowski KD, Wilcox SH, Darrington T, Thomson DM. Chronic AICAR treatment enhances anabolic signaling in sarcopenic skeletal muscle. FASEB J 2022. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.l7901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Pace T, Marchant E, Wilkinson C, Ashby JS, Galvan DA, Rojas J, McClune D, Saunders O, Hancock CR, Thomson DM. In Vivo Effects of AICAR and Prodrug 39 (P39) on Anabolic Pathways Following Refeeding in Skeletal Muscle. FASEB J 2022. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.l7910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Tyson Pace
- Cell Biology & PhysiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Nutrition, Dietetics and Food ScienceBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Calixto J, Johnson C, Smith A, Brodowski K, Wilcox SH, Hill JT, Thomson DM. Chronic AICAR treatment enhances anabolic signaling in sarcopenic skeletal muscle. FASEB J 2022. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2022.36.s1.r5697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Jouber Calixto
- Cell Biology & PhysiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Cell Biology & PhysiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Cell Biology & PhysiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Cell Biology & PhysiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Cell Biology & PhysiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
- Xenter TherapeuticsSalt Lake CityUT
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Abstract
BACKGROUND Aside from regulating circadian rhythms, melatonin also affects cognitive processes, such as alertness, and modulates the brain circuitry underlying psychiatric diseases, such as depression, schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, via mechanisms that are not fully clear. In particular, while melatonin MT1 receptors are thought primarily to mediate the circadian effects of the hormone, the contribution of the MT2 receptor to melatonin actions remains enigmatic. AIMS To characterise the contribution of MT2 receptors to melatonin's effects on cognition and anxiety/sociability. METHODS Mice with a genetic deletion of the MT2 receptor, encoded by the Mtnr1b gene, were compared with wild-type littermates for performance in a translational touchscreen version of the continuous performance task (CPT) to assess attentional processes and then monitored over 3 days in an ethological home-cage surveillance system. RESULTS Mtnr1b knockout (KO) mice were able to perform at relatively normal levels in the CPT. However, they showed consistent evidence of more liberal/risky responding strategies relative to control mice, with increases in hit rates and false alarm rates, which were maintained even when the cognitive demands of the task were increased. Assessment in the home-cage monitoring system revealed that female Mtnr1b KO mice have increased anxiety levels, whereas male Mtnr1b KO mice show increased sociability. CONCLUSIONS The results confirm that the MT2 receptor plays a role in cognition and also modulates anxiety and social interactions. These data provide new insights into the functions of endogenous melatonin and will inform future drug development strategies focussed on the MT2 receptor.
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- David M Thomson
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK,Brian J Morris, Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Sir Joseph Black Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
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Bristow GC, Thomson DM, Openshaw RL, Mitchell EJ, Pratt JA, Dawson N, Morris BJ. 16p11 Duplication Disrupts Hippocampal-Orbitofrontal-Amygdala Connectivity, Revealing a Neural Circuit Endophenotype for Schizophrenia. Cell Rep 2021; 31:107536. [PMID: 32320645 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.107536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 02/18/2020] [Accepted: 03/28/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
Abstract
Chromosome 16p11.2 duplications dramatically increase risk for schizophrenia, but the mechanisms remain largely unknown. Here, we show that mice with an equivalent genetic mutation (16p11.2 duplication mice) exhibit impaired hippocampal-orbitofrontal and hippocampal-amygdala functional connectivity. Expression of schizophrenia-relevant GABAergic cell markers (parvalbumin and calbindin) is selectively decreased in orbitofrontal cortex, while somatostatin expression is decreased in lateral amygdala. When 16p11.2 duplication mice are tested in cognitive tasks dependent on hippocampal-orbitofrontal connectivity, performance is impaired in an 8-arm maze "N-back" working memory task and in a touchscreen continuous performance task. Consistent with hippocampal-amygdala dysconnectivity, deficits in ethologically relevant social behaviors are also observed. Overall, the cellular/molecular, brain network, and behavioral alterations markedly mirror those observed in schizophrenia patients. Moreover, the data suggest that 16p11.2 duplications selectively impact hippocampal-amygdaloid-orbitofrontal circuitry, supporting emerging ideas that dysfunction in this network is a core element of schizophrenia and defining a neural circuit endophenotype for the disease.
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- Greg C Bristow
- Department of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, West Medical Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, UK
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- Department of Biomedical and Life Sciences, University of Lancaster, Lancaster LA1 4YW, UK
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, West Medical Building, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK.
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Thomson DM, Openshaw RL, Mitchell EJ, Kouskou M, Millan MJ, Mannoury la Cour C, Morris BJ, Pratt JA. Impaired working memory, cognitive flexibility and reward processing in mice genetically lacking Gpr88: Evidence for a key role for Gpr88 in multiple cortico-striatal-thalamic circuits. Genes Brain Behav 2020; 20:e12710. [PMID: 33078498 DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
The GPR88 orphan G protein-coupled receptor is expressed throughout the striatum, being preferentially localised in medium spiny neurons. It is also present in lower densities in frontal cortex and thalamus. Rare mutations in humans suggest a role in cognition and motor function, while common variants are associated with psychosis. Here we evaluate the influence of genetic deletion of GPR88 upon performance in translational tasks interrogating motivation, reward evaluation and cognitive function. In an automated radial arm maze 'N-back' working memory task, Gpr88 KO mice showed impaired correct responding, suggesting a role for GPR88 receptors in working memory circuitry. Associative learning performance was similar to wild-type controls in a touchscreen task but performance was impaired at the reversal learning stage, suggesting cognitive inflexibility. Gpr88 KO mice showed higher breakpoints, reduced latencies and lengthened session time in a progressive ratio task consistent with enhanced motivation. Simultaneously, locomotor hyperactivity was apparent in this task, supporting previous findings of actions of GPR88 in a cortico-striatal-thalamic motor loop. Evidence for a role of GPR88 in reward processing was demonstrated in a touchscreen-based equivalent of the Iowa gambling task. Although both Gpr88 KO and wild-type mice showed a preference for an optimum contingency choice, Gpr88 KO mice selected more risky choices at the expense of more advantageous lower risk options. Together these novel data suggest that striatal GPR88 receptors influence activity in a range of procedures integrated by prefrontal, orbitofrontal and anterior cingulate cortico-striatal-thalamic loops leading to altered cognitive, motivational and reward evaluation processes.
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- David M Thomson
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Therapeutic Innovation-CNS, Institute de Recherche Servier, Croissy-sur-Seine, France
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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Mitchell EJ, Thomson DM, Openshaw RL, Bristow GC, Dawson N, Pratt JA, Morris BJ. Drug-responsive autism phenotypes in the 16p11.2 deletion mouse model: a central role for gene-environment interactions. Sci Rep 2020; 10:12303. [PMID: 32704009 PMCID: PMC7378168 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-69130-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
Abstract
There are no current treatments for autism, despite its high prevalence. Deletions of chromosome 16p11.2 dramatically increase risk for autism, suggesting that mice with an equivalent genetic rearrangement may offer a valuable model for the testing of novel classes of therapeutic drug. 16p11.2 deletion (16p11.2 DEL) mice and wild-type controls were assessed using an ethological approach, with 24 h monitoring of activity and social interaction of groups of mice in a home-cage environment. The ability of the excitation/inhibition modulator N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) and the 5-HT1B/1D/1F receptor agonist eletriptan to normalise the behavioural deficits observed was tested. 16p11.2 DEL mice exhibited largely normal behaviours, but, following the stress of an injection, showed hyperlocomotion, reduced sociability, and a strong anxiolytic phenotype. The hyperactivity and reduced sociability, but not the suppressed anxiety, were effectively attenuated by both NAC and eletriptan. The data suggest that 16p11.2 DEL mice show an autism-relevant phenotype that becomes overt after an acute stressor, emphasising the importance of gene-environmental interactions in phenotypic analysis. Further, they add to an emerging view that NAC, or 5-HT1B/1D/1F receptor agonist treatment, may be a promising strategy for further investigation as a future treatment.
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- Emma J Mitchell
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Sir James Black Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK
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- Department of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YW, UK.,School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford, BD7 1DP, UK
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- Department of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Lancaster University, Lancaster, LA1 4YW, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, G4 0RE, UK
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Sir James Black Building, Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
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Chen T, Hill JT, Moore TM, Cheung ECK, Olsen ZE, Piorczynski TB, Marriott TD, Tessem JS, Walton CM, Bikman BT, Hansen JM, Thomson DM. Lack of skeletal muscle liver kinase B1 alters gene expression, mitochondrial content, inflammation and oxidative stress without affecting high-fat diet-induced obesity or insulin resistance. Biochim Biophys Acta Mol Basis Dis 2020; 1866:165805. [PMID: 32339642 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbadis.2020.165805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/16/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
Abstract
Ad libitum high-fat diet (HFD) induces obesity and skeletal muscle metabolic dysfunction. Liver kinase B1 (LKB1) regulates skeletal muscle metabolism by controlling the AMP-activated protein kinase family, but its importance in regulating muscle gene expression and glucose tolerance in obese mice has not been established. The purpose of this study was to determine how the lack of LKB1 in skeletal muscle (KO) affects gene expression and glucose tolerance in HFD-fed, obese mice. KO and littermate control wild-type (WT) mice were fed a standard diet or HFD for 14 weeks. RNA sequencing, and subsequent analysis were performed to assess mitochondrial content and respiration, inflammatory status, glucose and insulin tolerance, and muscle anabolic signaling. KO did not affect body weight gain on HFD, but heavily impacted mitochondria-, oxidative stress-, and inflammation-related gene expression. Accordingly, mitochondrial protein content and respiration were suppressed while inflammatory signaling and markers of oxidative stress were elevated in obese KO muscles. KO did not affect glucose or insulin tolerance. However, fasting serum insulin and skeletal muscle insulin signaling were higher in the KO mice. Furthermore, decreased muscle fiber size in skmLKB1-KO mice was associated with increased general protein ubiquitination and increased expression of several ubiquitin ligases, but not muscle ring finger 1 or atrogin-1. Taken together, these data suggest that the lack of LKB1 in skeletal muscle does not exacerbate obesity or insulin resistance in mice on a HFD, despite impaired mitochondrial content and function and elevated inflammatory signaling and oxidative stress.
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- Ting Chen
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA; Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA.
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Walton CM, Saito E, Jacobsen S, Thomson DM, Bikman BT. Selective androgen receptor modulation with MK‐2866 favorably alters muscle mitochondrial bioenergetics. FASEB J 2020. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.03725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Segalés J, Perdiguero E, Serrano AL, Sousa-Victor P, Ortet L, Jardí M, Budanov AV, Garcia-Prat L, Sandri M, Thomson DM, Karin M, Hee Lee J, Muñoz-Cánoves P. Sestrin prevents atrophy of disused and aging muscles by integrating anabolic and catabolic signals. Nat Commun 2020; 11:189. [PMID: 31929511 PMCID: PMC6955241 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-13832-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
Abstract
A unique property of skeletal muscle is its ability to adapt its mass to changes in activity. Inactivity, as in disuse or aging, causes atrophy, the loss of muscle mass and strength, leading to physical incapacity and poor quality of life. Here, through a combination of transcriptomics and transgenesis, we identify sestrins, a family of stress-inducible metabolic regulators, as protective factors against muscle wasting. Sestrin expression decreases during inactivity and its genetic deficiency exacerbates muscle wasting; conversely, sestrin overexpression suffices to prevent atrophy. This protection occurs through mTORC1 inhibition, which upregulates autophagy, and AKT activation, which in turn inhibits FoxO-regulated ubiquitin-proteasome-mediated proteolysis. This study reveals sestrin as a central integrator of anabolic and degradative pathways preventing muscle wasting. Since sestrin also protected muscles against aging-induced atrophy, our findings have implications for sarcopenia.
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- Jessica Segalés
- Department of Experimental & Health Sciences, University Pompeu Fabra, CIBERNED, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, 28019, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Experimental & Health Sciences, University Pompeu Fabra, CIBERNED, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Experimental & Health Sciences, University Pompeu Fabra, CIBERNED, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Experimental & Health Sciences, University Pompeu Fabra, CIBERNED, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Instituto de Medicina Molecular (iMM), Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, 1649, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Experimental & Health Sciences, University Pompeu Fabra, CIBERNED, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Experimental & Health Sciences, University Pompeu Fabra, CIBERNED, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
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- School of Biochemistry and Immunology, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, D02 R590, Ireland
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Center for Precision Genome Editing and Genetic Technologies for Biomedicine, 119991, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Experimental & Health Sciences, University Pompeu Fabra, CIBERNED, 08003, Barcelona, Spain
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, 28019, Madrid, Spain
- Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University Health Network, Toronto, M5G 1L7, ON, Canada
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- Department of Biomedical Science, University of Padova, 35100, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
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- Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2200, USA
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- Department of Experimental & Health Sciences, University Pompeu Fabra, CIBERNED, 08003, Barcelona, Spain.
- Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares, 28019, Madrid, Spain.
- ICREA, 08003, Barcelona, Spain.
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Openshaw RL, Thomson DM, Thompson R, Penninger JM, Pratt JA, Morris BJ, Dawson N. Map2k7 Haploinsufficiency Induces Brain Imaging Endophenotypes and Behavioral Phenotypes Relevant to Schizophrenia. Schizophr Bull 2020; 46:211-223. [PMID: 31219577 PMCID: PMC6942167 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbz044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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c-Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK) signaling contributes to functional plasticity in the brain and cognition. Accumulating evidence implicates a role for MAP kinase kinase 7 (MAP2K7), a JNK activator encoded by the Map2k7 gene, and other JNK pathway components in schizophrenia (ScZ). Mice haploinsufficient for Map2k7 (Map2k7+/- mice) display ScZ-relevant cognitive deficits, although the mechanisms are unclear. Here we show that Map2k7+/- mice display translationally relevant alterations in brain function, including hippocampal and mesolimbic system hypermetabolism with a contrasting prefrontal cortex (PFC) hypometabolism, reminiscent of patients with ScZ. In addition Map2k7+/- mice show alterations in functional brain network connectivity paralleling those reported in early ScZ, including PFC and hippocampal hyperconnectivity and compromised mesolimbic system functional connectivity. We also show that although the cerebral metabolic response to ketamine is preserved, the response to dextroamphetamine (d-amphetamine) is significantly attenuated in Map2k7+/- mice, supporting monoamine neurotransmitter system dysfunction but not glutamate/NMDA receptor (NMDA-R) dysfunction as a consequence of Map2k7 haploinsufficiency. These effects are mirrored behaviorally with an attenuated impact of d-amphetamine on sensorimotor gating and locomotion, whereas similar deficits produced by ketamine are preserved, in Map2k7+/- mice. In addition, Map2k7+/- mice show a basal hyperactivity and sensorimotor gating deficit. Overall, these data suggest that Map2k7 modifies brain and monoamine neurotransmitter system function in a manner relevant to the positive and cognitive symptoms of ScZ.
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- Rebecca L Openshaw
- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary, and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary, and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute for Molecular Biotechnology of Austrian Academy of Sciences (IMBA), Vienna, Austria
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Science, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Neuroscience and Psychology, College of Medical, Veterinary, and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Division of Biomedical and Life Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK,To whom correspondence should be addressed; tel: +44 (0)1524 594 896, e-mail:
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Mackay AD, Marchant ED, Munk DJ, Watt RK, Hansen JM, Thomson DM, Hancock CR. Multitissue analysis of exercise and metformin on doxorubicin-induced iron dysregulation. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2019; 316:E922-E930. [PMID: 30888858 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00140.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Doxorubicin (DOX) is an effective chemotherapeutic treatment with lasting side effects in heart and skeletal muscle. DOX is known to bind with iron, contributing to oxidative damage resulting in cardiac and skeletal muscle toxicity. However, major cellular changes to iron regulation in response to DOX are poorly understood in liver, heart, and skeletal muscle. Additionally, two cotreatments, exercise (EX) and metformin (MET), were studied for their effectiveness in reducing DOX toxicity by ameliorating iron dysregulation and preventing oxidative stress. The purposes of this study were to 1) characterize the DOX-induced changes of the major iron regulation pathway in liver, heart, and skeletal muscle and 2) to determine whether EX and MET exert their benefits by minimizing DOX-induced iron dysregulation. Mice were assigned to receive saline or DOX (15 mg/kg) treatments, paired with either EX (5 days) or MET (500 mg/kg), and were euthanized 3 days after DOX treatment. Results suggest that the cellular response to DOX is protective against oxidative stress by reducing iron availability. DOX increased iron storage capacity through elevated ferritin levels in liver, heart, and skeletal muscle. DOX reduced iron transport capacity through reduced transferrin receptor levels in heart and skeletal muscle. EX and MET cotreatments had protective effects in the liver through reduced transferrin receptor levels. At 3 days after DOX, oxidative stress was mild, as shown by normal glutathione and lipid peroxidation levels. Together these results suggest that the cellular response to reduce iron availability in response to DOX treatment is sufficient to match oxidative stress.
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- Amy D Mackay
- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, Brigham Young University , Provo, Utah
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, Brigham Young University , Provo, Utah
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, Brigham Young University , Provo, Utah
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University , Provo, Utah
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University , Provo, Utah
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University , Provo, Utah
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, Brigham Young University , Provo, Utah
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Bennett SL, Smith AH, Ramirez JL, Thomson DM. Effects of Ketogenic Diet on p70S6k Phosphorylation in Young Adult and Old Soleus Muscle. FASEB J 2019. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.lb558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Melanson JR, Olsen ZE, Walton CM, Bikman BT, Thomson DM. Effect of Beta‐hydroxybutyrate on Myoblast Proliferation and Differentiation. FASEB J 2019. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.lb654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Wright NA, Wilcox SH, Thomson DM. Month‐long AICAR Treatment Reverses Age‐related mTOR Pathway Hyperactivity. FASEB J 2019. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.539.9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nathan A. Wright
- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Parker BA, Walton CM, Carr ST, Andrus JL, Cheung ECK, Duplisea MJ, Wilson EK, Draney C, Lathen DR, Kenner KB, Thomson DM, Tessem JS, Bikman BT. β-Hydroxybutyrate Elicits Favorable Mitochondrial Changes in Skeletal Muscle. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:E2247. [PMID: 30071599 PMCID: PMC6121962 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082247] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2018] [Revised: 07/26/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
Abstract
The clinical benefit of ketosis has historically and almost exclusively centered on neurological conditions, lending insight into how ketones alter mitochondrial function in neurons. However, there is a gap in our understanding of how ketones influence mitochondria within skeletal muscle cells. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the specific effects of β-hydroxybutyrate (β-HB) on muscle cell mitochondrial physiology. In addition to increased cell viability, murine myotubes displayed beneficial mitochondrial changes evident in reduced H₂O₂ emission and less mitochondrial fission, which may be a result of a β-HB-induced reduction in ceramides. Furthermore, muscle from rats in sustained ketosis similarly produced less H₂O₂ despite an increase in mitochondrial respiration and no apparent change in mitochondrial quantity. In sum, these results indicate a general improvement in muscle cell mitochondrial function when β-HB is provided as a fuel.
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- Brian A Parker
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84604, USA.
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Kouskou M, Thomson DM, Brett RR, Wheeler L, Tate RJ, Pratt JA, Chamberlain LH. Disruption of the Zdhhc9 intellectual disability gene leads to behavioural abnormalities in a mouse model. Exp Neurol 2018; 308:35-46. [PMID: 29944857 PMCID: PMC6104741 DOI: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2018.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2018] [Revised: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 06/22/2018] [Indexed: 12/04/2022]
Abstract
Protein S-acylation is a widespread post-translational modification that regulates the trafficking and function of a diverse array of proteins. This modification is catalysed by a family of twenty-three zDHHC enzymes that exhibit both specific and overlapping substrate interactions. Mutations in the gene encoding zDHHC9 cause mild-to-moderate intellectual disability, seizures, speech and language impairment, hypoplasia of the corpus callosum and reduced volume of sub-cortical structures. In this study, we have undertaken behavioural phenotyping, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and isolation of S-acylated proteins to investigate the effect of disruption of the Zdhhc9 gene in mice in a C57BL/6 genetic background. Zdhhc9 mutant male mice exhibit a range of abnormalities compared with their wild-type littermates: altered behaviour in the open-field test, elevated plus maze and acoustic startle test that is consistent with a reduced anxiety level; a reduced hang time in the hanging wire test that suggests underlying hypotonia but which may also be linked to reduced anxiety; deficits in the Morris water maze test of hippocampal-dependent spatial learning and memory; and a 36% reduction in corpus callosum volume revealed by MRI. Surprisingly, membrane association and S-acylation of H-Ras was not disrupted in either whole brain or hippocampus of Zdhhc9 mutant mice, suggesting that other substrates of this enzyme are linked to the observed changes. Overall, this study highlights a key role for zDHHC9 in brain development and behaviour, and supports the utility of the Zdhhc9 mutant mouse line to investigate molecular and cellular changes linked to intellectual disability and other deficits in the human population. Zdhhc9 mutant mice display hypotonia and reduced anxiety. Zdhhc9 mutant mice have an altered performance in the Morris water maze. Zdhhc9 mutant mice have reduced corpus callosum volume. Membrane binding and S-acylation of H-Ras is not affected in Zdhhc9 mutant brain.
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- Marianna Kouskou
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom.
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Cheung EC, Chen T, Hill JT, Thomson DM. Skeletal Muscle Gene Expression in High Fat Diet‐fed LKB1 Knockout Mice. FASEB J 2018. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.lb497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Eric C.K. Cheung
- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Tsukamoto JJ, Matsumura MS, Olsen ZE, Wilson EK, Chow JL, Arroyo JA, Thomson DM. Growth Arrest Specific 6 in Regeneration after Skeletal Muscle Injury. FASEB J 2018. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.lb486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Wyson BM, Matsumura MS, Deyle MR, Knowlton MN, Arroyo JA, Hyldahl RD, Thomson DM. Activation of Growth Signaling in Skeletal Muscle by Growth Arrest Specific‐6. FASEB J 2018. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.2018.32.1_supplement.lb493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Brenna M. Wyson
- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Jackson KC, Tarpey MD, Valencia AP, Iñigo MR, Pratt SJ, Patteson DJ, McClung JM, Lovering RM, Thomson DM, Spangenburg EE. Induced Cre-mediated knockdown of Brca1 in skeletal muscle reduces mitochondrial respiration and prevents glucose intolerance in adult mice on a high-fat diet. FASEB J 2018; 32:3070-3084. [PMID: 29401626 DOI: 10.1096/fj.201700464r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
The breast cancer type 1 susceptibility protein (Brca1) is a regulator of DNA repair in mammary gland cells; however, recent cell culture evidence suggests that Brca1 influences other processes, including those in nonmammary cells. In this study, we sought to determine whether Brca1 is necessary for metabolic regulation of skeletal muscle using a novel in vivo mouse model. We developed an inducible skeletal muscle-specific Brca1knockout (BRCA1KOsmi) model to test whether Brca1 expression is necessary for maintenance of metabolic function of skeletal muscle when exposed to a high-fat diet (HFD). Our data demonstrated that deletion of Brca1 prevented HFD-induced alterations in glucose and insulin tolerance. Irrespective of diet, BRCA1KOsmi mice exhibited significantly lower ADP-stimulated complex I mitochondrial respiration rates compared to age-matched wild-type (WT) mice. The data show that Brca1 has the ability to localize to the mitochondria in skeletal muscle and that BRCA1KOsmi mice exhibit higher whole-body CO2 production, respiratory exchange ratio, and energy expenditure, compared with the WT mice. Our results demonstrate that loss of Brca1 in skeletal muscle leads to dysregulated metabolic function, characterized by decreased mitochondrial respiration. Thus, any condition that results in loss of Brca1 function could induce metabolic imbalance in skeletal muscle.-Jackson, K. C., Tarpey, M. D., Valencia, A. P., Iñigo, M. R., Pratt, S. J., Patteson, D. J., McClung, J. M., Lovering, R. M., Thomson, D. M., Spangenburg, E. E. Induced Cre-mediated knockdown of Brca1 in skeletal muscle reduces mitochondrial respiration and prevents glucose intolerance in adult mice on a high-fat diet.
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- Kathryn C Jackson
- Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.,Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.,East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA; and
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- Department of Orthopaedics, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA.,Department of Physiology, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA.,East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, USA; and
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Moore TM, Mortensen XM, Ashby CK, Harris AM, Kump KJ, Laird DW, Adams AJ, Bray JK, Chen T, Thomson DM. The effect of caffeine on skeletal muscle anabolic signaling and hypertrophy. Appl Physiol Nutr Metab 2017; 42:621-629. [DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2016-0547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
Caffeine is a widely consumed stimulant with the potential to enhance physical performance through multiple mechanisms. However, recent in vitro findings have suggested that caffeine may block skeletal muscle anabolic signaling through AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)-mediated inhibition of mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling pathway. This could negatively affect protein synthesis and the capacity for muscle growth. The primary purpose of this study was to assess the effect of caffeine on in vivo AMPK and mTOR pathway signaling, protein synthesis, and muscle growth. In cultured C2C12 muscle cells, physiological levels of caffeine failed to impact mTOR activation or myoblast proliferation or differentiation. We found that caffeine administration to mice did not significantly enhance the phosphorylation of AMPK or inhibit signaling proteins downstream of mTOR (p70S6k, S6, or 4EBP1) or protein synthesis after a bout of electrically stimulated contractions. Skeletal muscle-specific knockout of LKB1, the primary AMPK activator in skeletal muscle, on the other hand, eliminated AMPK activation by contractions and enhanced S6k, S6, and 4EBP1 activation before and after contractions. In rats, the addition of caffeine did not affect plantaris hypertrophy induced by the tenotomy of the gastrocnemius and soleus muscles. In conclusion, caffeine administration does not impair skeletal muscle load-induced mTOR signaling, protein synthesis, or muscle hypertrophy.
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- Timothy M. Moore
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, 4005 LSB, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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Chen T, Moore TM, Ebbert MTW, McVey NL, Madsen SR, Hallowell DM, Harris AM, Char RE, Mackay RP, Hancock CR, Hansen JM, Kauwe JS, Thomson DM. Liver kinase B1 inhibits the expression of inflammation-related genes postcontraction in skeletal muscle. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2016; 120:876-88. [PMID: 26796753 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00727.2015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2015] [Accepted: 01/20/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
Abstract
Skeletal muscle-specific liver kinase B1 (LKB1) knockout mice (skmLKB1-KO) exhibit elevated mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) signaling after treadmill running. MAPK activation is also associated with inflammation-related signaling in skeletal muscle. Since exercise can induce muscle damage, and inflammation is a response triggered by damaged tissue, we therefore hypothesized that LKB1 plays an important role in dampening the inflammatory response to muscle contraction, and that this may be due in part to increased susceptibility to muscle damage with contractions in LKB1-deficient muscle. Here we studied the inflammatory response and muscle damage with in situ muscle contraction or downhill running. After in situ muscle contractions, the phosphorylation of both NF-κB and STAT3 was increased more in skmLKB1-KO vs. wild-type (WT) muscles. Analysis of gene expression via microarray and RT-PCR shows that expression of many inflammation-related genes increased after contraction only in skmLKB1-KO muscles. This was associated with mild skeletal muscle fiber membrane damage in skmLKB1-KO muscles. Gene markers of oxidative stress were also elevated in skmLKB1-KO muscles after contraction. Using the downhill running model, we observed significantly more muscle damage after running in skmLKB1-KO mice, and this was associated with greater phosphorylation of both Jnk and STAT3 and increased expression of SOCS3 and Fos. In conclusion, we have shown that the lack of LKB1 in skeletal muscle leads to an increased inflammatory state in skeletal muscle that is exacerbated by muscle contraction. Increased susceptibility of the muscle to damage may underlie part of this response.
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- Ting Chen
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; and
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah;
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Weerasekara VK, Panek DJ, Broadbent DG, Mortenson JB, Mathis AD, Logan GN, Prince JT, Thomson DM, Thompson JW, Andersen JL. Metabolic-stress-induced rearrangement of the 14-3-3ζ interactome promotes autophagy via a ULK1- and AMPK-regulated 14-3-3ζ interaction with phosphorylated Atg9. Mol Cell Biol 2014; 34:4379-88. [PMID: 25266655 PMCID: PMC4248729 DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00740-14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2014] [Revised: 07/05/2014] [Accepted: 09/17/2014] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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14-3-3ζ promotes cell survival via dynamic interactions with a vast network of binding partners, many of which are involved in stress regulation. We show here that hypoxia (low glucose and oxygen) triggers a rearrangement of the 14-3-3ζ interactome to favor an interaction with the core autophagy regulator Atg9A. Our data suggest that the localization of mammalian Atg9A to autophagosomes requires phosphorylation on the C terminus of Atg9A at S761, which creates a 14-3-3ζ docking site. Under basal conditions, this phosphorylation is maintained at a low level and is dependent on both ULK1 and AMPK. However, upon induction of hypoxic stress, activated AMPK bypasses the requirement for ULK1 and mediates S761 phosphorylation directly, resulting in an increase in 14-3-3ζ interactions, recruitment of Atg9A to LC3-positive autophagosomes, and enhanced autophagosome production. These data suggest a novel mechanism whereby the level of autophagy induction can be modulated by AMPK/ULK1-mediated phosphorylation of mammalian Atg9A.
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- Vajira K Weerasekara
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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- Institute for Genome Sciences and Policy, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Hardman SE, Hall DE, Cabrera AJ, Hancock CR, Thomson DM. The effects of age and muscle contraction on AMPK activity and heterotrimer composition. Exp Gerontol 2014; 55:120-8. [PMID: 24747582 DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2014.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2013] [Revised: 03/05/2014] [Accepted: 04/10/2014] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Sarcopenia is characterized by increased skeletal muscle atrophy due in part to alterations in muscle metabolism. AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is a master regulator of skeletal muscle metabolic pathways which regulate many cellular processes that are disrupted in old-age. Functional AMPK is a heterotrimer composed of α, β and γ subunits, and each subunit can be represented in the heterotrimer by one of two (α1/α2, β1/β2) or three (γ1/γ2/γ3) isoforms. Altered isoform composition affects AMPK localization and function. Previous work has shown that overall AMPK activation with endurance-type exercise is blunted in old vs. young skeletal muscle. However, details regarding the activation of the specific isoforms of AMPK, as well as the heterotrimeric composition of AMPK in old skeletal muscle, are unknown. Our purpose here, therefore, was to determine the effect of old-age on 1) the activation of the α1 and α2 catalytic subunits of AMPK in skeletal muscle by a continuous contraction bout, and 2) the heterotrimeric composition of skeletal muscle AMPK. We studied gastrocnemius (GAST) and tibialis anterior (TA) muscles from young adult (YA; 8months old) and old (O; 30months old) male Fischer344×Brown Norway F1 hybrid rats after an in situ bout of endurance-type contractions produced via electrical stimulation of the sciatic nerve (STIM). AMPKα phosphorylation and AMPKα1 and α2 activities were unaffected by age at rest. However, AMPKα phosphorylation and AMPKα2 protein content and activity were lower in O vs. YA after STIM. Conversely, AMPKα1 content was greater in O vs. YA muscle, and α1 activity increased with STIM in O but not YA muscles. AMPKγ3 overall concentration and its association with AMPKα1 and α2 were lower in O vs. YA GAST. We conclude that activation of AMPKα1 is enhanced, while activation of α2 is suppressed immediately after repeated skeletal muscle contractions in O vs. YA skeletal muscle. These changes are associated with changes in the AMPK heterotrimer composition. Given the known roles of AMPK α1, α2 and γ3, this may contribute to sarcopenia and associated muscle metabolic dysfunction.
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- Shalene E Hardman
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 84602, USA.
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Jackson KC, Gidlund EK, Norrbom J, Valencia AP, Thomson DM, Schuh RA, Neufer PD, Spangenburg EE. BRCA1 is a novel regulator of metabolic function in skeletal muscle. J Lipid Res 2014; 55:668-80. [PMID: 24565757 PMCID: PMC3966701 DOI: 10.1194/jlr.m043851] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2013] [Revised: 01/28/2014] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Breast cancer type 1 (BRCA1) susceptibility protein is expressed across multiple tissues including skeletal muscle. The overall objective of this investigation was to define a functional role for BRCA1 in skeletal muscle using a translational approach. For the first time in both mice and humans, we identified the presence of multiple isoforms of BRCA1 in skeletal muscle. In response to an acute bout of exercise, we found increases in the interaction between the native forms of BRCA1 and the phosphorylated form of acetyl-CoA carboxylase. Decreasing BRCA1 content using a shRNA approach in cultured primary human myotubes resulted in decreased oxygen consumption by the mitochondria and increased reactive oxygen species production. The decreased BRCA1 content also resulted in increased storage of intracellular lipid and reduced insulin signaling. These results indicate that BRCA1 plays a critical role in the regulation of metabolic function in skeletal muscle. Collectively, these data reveal BRCA1 as a novel target to consider in our understanding of metabolic function and risk for development of metabolic-based diseases.
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- Kathryn C. Jackson
- Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT
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- Research Service, Maryland Veteran Affairs Health Care System, Baltimore, MD
- Department of Neurology, School of Medicine, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD
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- Departments of Physiology and Kinesiology, East Carolina Diabetes and Obesity Institute, East Carolina University, Greenville, NC
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- Department of Kinesiology, School of Public Health, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
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Tanner CB, Madsen SR, Hallowell DM, Goring DMJ, Moore TM, Hardman SE, Heninger MR, Atwood DR, Thomson DM. Mitochondrial and performance adaptations to exercise training in mice lacking skeletal muscle LKB1. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 2013; 305:E1018-29. [PMID: 23982155 PMCID: PMC3798697 DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00227.2013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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LKB1 and its downstream targets of the AMP-activated protein kinase family are important regulators of many aspects of skeletal muscle cell function, including control of mitochondrial content and capillarity. LKB1 deficiency in skeletal and cardiac muscle (mLKB1-KO) greatly impairs exercise capacity. However, cardiac dysfunction in that genetic model prevents a clear assessment of the role of skeletal muscle LKB1 in the observed effects. Our purposes here were to determine whether skeletal muscle-specific knockout of LKB1 (skmLKB1-KO) decreases exercise capacity and mitochondrial protein content, impairs accretion of mitochondrial proteins after exercise training, and attenuates improvement in running performance after exercise training. We found that treadmill and voluntary wheel running capacity was reduced in skmLKB1-KO vs. control (CON) mice. Citrate synthase activity, succinate dehydrogenase activity, and pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase content were lower in KO vs. CON muscles. Three weeks of treadmill training resulted in significantly increased treadmill running performance in both CON and skmLKB1-KO mice. Citrate synthase activity increased significantly with training in both genotypes, but protein content and activity for components of the mitochondrial electron transport chain increased only in CON mice. Capillarity and VEGF protein was lower in skmLKB1-KO vs. CON muscles, but VEGF increased with training only in skmLKB1-KO. Three hours after an acute bout of muscle contractions, PGC-1α, cytochrome c, and VEGF gene expression all increased in CON but not skmLKB1-KO muscles. Our findings indicate that skeletal muscle LKB1 is required for accretion of some mitochondrial proteins but not for early exercise capacity improvements with exercise training.
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MESH Headings
- AMP-Activated Protein Kinases
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Animals
- Capillaries/physiology
- Citrate (si)-Synthase/metabolism
- Citric Acid Cycle
- Female
- Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic
- Male
- Mice
- Mice, Knockout
- Mitochondria, Muscle/enzymology
- Mitochondria, Muscle/metabolism
- Motor Activity
- Motor Skills
- Muscle, Skeletal/blood supply
- Muscle, Skeletal/cytology
- Muscle, Skeletal/enzymology
- Muscle, Skeletal/metabolism
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/genetics
- Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases/metabolism
- Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Acetyl-Transferring Kinase
- RNA, Messenger/metabolism
- Succinate Dehydrogenase/metabolism
- Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A/metabolism
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- Colby B Tanner
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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Jeppesen J, Maarbjerg SJ, Jordy AB, Fritzen AM, Pehmøller C, Sylow L, Serup AK, Jessen N, Thorsen K, Prats C, Qvortrup K, Dyck JR, Hunter RW, Sakamoto K, Thomson DM, Schjerling P, Wojtaszewski JF, Richter EA, Kiens B. LKB1 regulates lipid oxidation during exercise independently of AMPK. Diabetes 2013; 62:1490-9. [PMID: 23349504 PMCID: PMC3636614 DOI: 10.2337/db12-1160] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Lipid metabolism is important for health and insulin action, yet the fundamental process of regulating lipid metabolism during muscle contraction is incompletely understood. Here, we show that liver kinase B1 (LKB1) muscle-specific knockout (LKB1 MKO) mice display decreased fatty acid (FA) oxidation during treadmill exercise. LKB1 MKO mice also show decreased muscle SIK3 activity, increased histone deacetylase 4 expression, decreased NAD⁺ concentration and SIRT1 activity, and decreased expression of genes involved in FA oxidation. In AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)α2 KO mice, substrate use was similar to that in WT mice, which excluded that decreased FA oxidation in LKB1 MKO mice was due to decreased AMPKα2 activity. Additionally, LKB1 MKO muscle demonstrated decreased FA oxidation in vitro. A markedly decreased phosphorylation of TBC1D1, a proposed regulator of FA transport, and a low CoA content could contribute to the low FA oxidation in LKB1 MKO. LKB1 deficiency did not reduce muscle glucose uptake or oxidation during exercise in vivo, excluding a general impairment of substrate use during exercise in LKB1 MKO mice. Our findings demonstrate that LKB1 is a novel molecular regulator of major importance for FA oxidation but not glucose uptake in muscle during exercise.
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- Jacob Jeppesen
- August Krogh Centre and Molecular Physiology Group, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- August Krogh Centre and Molecular Physiology Group, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Clinical Pharmacology, Novo Nordisk A/S, Söborg, Denmark
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- August Krogh Centre and Molecular Physiology Group, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- August Krogh Centre and Molecular Physiology Group, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- August Krogh Centre and Molecular Physiology Group, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- August Krogh Centre and Molecular Physiology Group, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- August Krogh Centre and Molecular Physiology Group, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Core Facility for Integrated Microscopy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Core Facility for Integrated Microscopy, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Cardiovascular Research Centre, Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation Unit, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland
- Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences SA, Campus Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Quartier de l’innovation, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Medical Research Council Protein Phosphorylation Unit, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, Scotland
- Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences SA, Campus Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Quartier de l’innovation, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Center for Healthy Aging, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Institute of Sports Medicine, M. Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- August Krogh Centre and Molecular Physiology Group, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- August Krogh Centre and Molecular Physiology Group, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Corresponding author: Erik A. Richter,
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- August Krogh Centre and Molecular Physiology Group, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Hardman SE, Merrill JF, Thomson DM, Hancock CR. The effect of iron deficiency on AMPK subunit isoform composition in skeletal muscle. FASEB J 2013. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.1202.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Nutrition, Dietetics and Food ScienceBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Affleck PA, Parcell AC, Thomson DM, Mack GW. Expression of Active and Latent Myostatin in Overload‐ Induced Hypertrophied Rat Skeletal Muscle. FASEB J 2013. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.lb802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Exercise SciencesBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Henriksen BS, Curtis ME, Fillmore N, Cardon BR, Thomson DM, Hancock CR. The effects of chronic AMPK activation on hepatic triglyceride accumulation and glycerol 3-phosphate acyltransferase activity with high fat feeding. Diabetol Metab Syndr 2013; 5:29. [PMID: 23725555 PMCID: PMC3679947 DOI: 10.1186/1758-5996-5-29] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 05/18/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND High fat feeding increases hepatic fat accumulation and is associated with hepatic insulin resistance. AMP Activated Protein Kinase (AMPK) is thought to inhibit lipid synthesis by the acute inhibition of glycerol-3-phosphate acyltransferase (GPAT) activity and transcriptional regulation via sterol regulatory element binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c). METHODS The purpose of this study was to determine if chronic activation of AMPK prevented an increase in GPAT1 activity in rats fed a high fat diet. Rats were fed a control (C), or a high fat (HF) diet (60% fat) for 6 weeks and injected with saline or a daily aminoimidazole carboxamide ribnucleotide (AICAR) dose of 0.5 mg/g body weight. RESULTS Chronic AMPK activation by AICAR injections resulted in a significant reduction in hepatic triglyceride accumulation in both the C and HF fed animals (C, 5.5±0.7; C+AICAR, 2.7 ±0.3; HF, 21.8±3.3; and HF+AICAR, 8.0±1.8 mg/g liver). HF feeding caused an increase in total GPAT and GPAT1 activity, which was not affected by chronic AMPK activation (GPAT1 activity vs. C, C+AICAR, 92±19%; HF, 186±43%; HF+AICAR, 234±62%). Markers of oxidative capacity, including citrate synthase activity and cytochrome c abundance, were not affected by chronic AICAR treatment. Interestingly, HF feeding caused a significant increase in long chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase or LCAD (up 66% from C), a marker of fatty acid oxidation capacity. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that chronic AMPK activation limits hepatic triglyceride accumulation independent of a reduction in total GPAT1 activity.
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- Bradley S Henriksen
- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA
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Jackson KC, Wohlers LM, Lovering RM, Schuh RA, Maher AC, Bonen A, Koves TR, Ilkayeva O, Thomson DM, Muoio DM, Spangenburg EE. Ectopic lipid deposition and the metabolic profile of skeletal muscle in ovariectomized mice. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2012. [PMID: 23193112 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00428.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Disruptions of ovarian function in women are associated with increased risk of metabolic disease due to dysregulation of peripheral glucose homeostasis in skeletal muscle. Our previous evidence suggests that alterations in skeletal muscle lipid metabolism coupled with altered mitochondrial function may also develop. The objective of this study was to use an integrative metabolic approach to identify potential areas of dysfunction that develop in skeletal muscle from ovariectomized (OVX) female mice compared with age-matched ovary-intact adult female mice (sham). The OVX mice exhibited significant increases in body weight, visceral, and inguinal fat mass compared with sham mice. OVX mice also had significant increases in skeletal muscle intramyocellular lipids (IMCL) compared with the sham animals, which corresponded to significant increases in the protein content of the fatty acid transporters CD36/FAT and FABPpm. A targeted metabolic profiling approach identified significantly lower levels of specific acyl carnitine species and various amino acids in skeletal muscle from OVX mice compared with the sham animals, suggesting a potential dysfunction in lipid and amino acid metabolism, respectively. Basal and maximal mitochondrial oxygen consumption rates were significantly impaired in skeletal muscle fibers from OVX mice compared with sham animals. Collectively, these data indicate that loss of ovarian function results in increased IMCL storage that is coupled with alterations in mitochondrial function and changes in the skeletal muscle metabolic profile.
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- Kathryn C Jackson
- Univ. of Maryland, School of Public Health, Dept. of Kinesiology, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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Merrill JF, Thomson DM, Hardman SE, Hepworth SD, Willie S, Hancock CR. Iron deficiency causes a shift in AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) subunit composition in rat skeletal muscle. Nutr Metab (Lond) 2012; 9:104. [PMID: 23171474 PMCID: PMC3575277 DOI: 10.1186/1743-7075-9-104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 11/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Background As a cellular energy sensor, the 5’AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) is activated in response to energy stresses such as hypoxia and muscle contraction. To determine effects of iron deficiency on AMPK activation and signaling, as well as the AMPK subunit composition in skeletal muscle, rats were fed a control (C=50-58 mg/kg Fe) or iron deficient (ID=2-6 mg/kg Fe) diet for 6–8 wks. Results Their respective hematocrits were 47.5% ± 1.0 and 16.5% ± 0.6. Iron deficiency resulted in 28.3% greater muscle fatigue (p<0.01) in response to 10 min of stimulation (1 twitch/sec) and was associated with a greater reduction in phosphocreatine (C: Resting 24.1 ± 0.9 μmol/g, Stim 13.1 ± 1.5 μmol/g; ID: Resting 22.7 ± 1.0 μmol/g, Stim 3.2 ± 0.7 μmol/g; p<0.01) and ATP levels (C: Resting 5.89 ± 0.48 μmol/g, Stim 6.03 ± 0.35 μmol/g; ID: Resting 5.51 ± 0.20 μmol/g, Stim 4.19 ± 0.47 μmol/g; p<0.05). AMPK activation increased with stimulation in muscles of C and ID animals. A reduction in Cytochrome c and other iron-dependent mitochondrial proteins was observed in ID animals (p<0.01). The AMPK catalytic subunit (α) was examined because both isoforms are known to play different roles in responding to energy challenges. In ID animals, AMPKα2 subunit protein content was reduced to 71.6% of C (p<0.05), however this did not result in a significant difference in resting AMPKα2 activity. AMPKα1 protein was unchanged, however an overall increase in AMPKα1 activity was observed (C: 0.91 pmol/mg/min; ID: 1.63 pmol/mg/min; p<0.05). Resting phospho Acetyl CoA Carboxylase (pACC) was unchanged. In addition, we observed significant reductions in the β2 and γ3 subunits of AMPK in response to iron deficiency. Conclusions This study indicates that chronic iron deficiency causes a shift in the expression of AMPKα, β, and γ subunit composition. Iron deficiency also causes chronic activation of AMPK as well as an increase in AMPKα1 activity in exercised skeletal muscle.
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- John F Merrill
- Department of Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Science, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA.
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Dawson N, Thompson RJ, McVie A, Thomson DM, Morris BJ, Pratt JA. Modafinil reverses phencyclidine-induced deficits in cognitive flexibility, cerebral metabolism, and functional brain connectivity. Schizophr Bull 2012; 38:457-74. [PMID: 20810469 PMCID: PMC3329989 DOI: 10.1093/schbul/sbq090] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVE In the present study, we employ mathematical modeling (partial least squares regression, PLSR) to elucidate the functional connectivity signatures of discrete brain regions in order to identify the functional networks subserving PCP-induced disruption of distinct cognitive functions and their restoration by the procognitive drug modafinil. METHODS We examine the functional connectivity signatures of discrete brain regions that show overt alterations in metabolism, as measured by semiquantitative 2-deoxyglucose autoradiography, in an animal model (subchronic phencyclidine [PCP] treatment), which shows cognitive inflexibility with relevance to the cognitive deficits seen in schizophrenia. RESULTS We identify the specific components of functional connectivity that contribute to the rescue of this cognitive inflexibility and to the restoration of overt cerebral metabolism by modafinil. We demonstrate that modafinil reversed both the PCP-induced deficit in the ability to switch attentional set and the PCP-induced hypometabolism in the prefrontal (anterior prelimbic) and retrosplenial cortices. Furthermore, modafinil selectively enhanced metabolism in the medial prelimbic cortex. The functional connectivity signatures of these regions identified a unifying functional subsystem underlying the influence of modafinil on cerebral metabolism and cognitive flexibility that included the nucleus accumbens core and locus coeruleus. In addition, these functional connectivity signatures identified coupling events specific to each brain region, which relate to known anatomical connectivity. CONCLUSIONS These data support clinical evidence that modafinil may alleviate cognitive deficits in schizophrenia and also demonstrate the benefit of applying PLSR modeling to characterize functional brain networks in translational models relevant to central nervous system dysfunction.
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- Neil Dawson
- Psychiatric Research Institute of Neuroscience in Glasgow (PsyRING), University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ, UK.
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Hardman SE, Hall DE, Mitchell AJ, Black KM, Compton RA, Thomson DM. The effects of aging and muscle contraction on AMPK activity. FASEB J 2012. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.1149.3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Merrill JF, Hepworth SD, Willie S, Winder WW, Thomson DM, Hancock CR. Iron deficiency causes a shift in AMP‐activated protein kinase (AMPK) catalytic subunit composition in rat skeletal muscle. FASEB J 2012. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.1144.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food ScienceBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Hallowell DM, Tanner CB, Nuttall MR, Anderson SK, Bradshaw JM, Madsen SR, Thomson DM. Exercise training‐induced mitochondrial biogenesis is impaired in skeletal muscle‐specific LKB1 knockout mice. FASEB J 2012. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.1142.46] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Hall DE, Hardman SE, Jacobs MB, Mitchell AJ, Thomson DM. The Effects of Aging on AMPK Subunit Expression and Complex Formation. FASEB J 2012. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.26.1_supplement.lb787] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Derrick E. Hall
- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology & Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Smith CD, Compton RA, Bowler JS, Kemp JT, Sudweeks SN, Thomson DM, Winder WW. Characterization of the liver kinase B1-mouse protein-25 -Ste-20-related adaptor protein complex in adult mouse skeletal muscle. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2011; 111:1622-8. [PMID: 21903876 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00160.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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In liver, the AMP-activated protein kinase kinase (AMPKK) complex was identified as the association of liver kinase B1 (LKB1), mouse protein 25 (MO25α/β), and Ste-20-related adaptor protein (STRADα/β); however, this complex has yet to be characterized in skeletal muscle. We demonstrate the expression of the LKB1-MO25-STRAD complex in skeletal muscle, confirm the absence of mRNA splice variants, and report the relative mRNA expression levels of these proteins in control and muscle-specific LKB1 knockout (LKB1(-/-)) mouse muscle. LKB1 detection in untreated control and LKB1(-/-) muscle lysates revealed two protein bands (50 and 60 kDa), although only the heavier band was diminished in LKB1(-/-) samples [55 ± 2.5 and 13 ± 1.5 arbitrary units (AU) in control and LKB1(-/-), respectively, P < 0.01], suggesting that LKB1 is not represented at 50 kDa, as previously cited. The 60-kDa LKB1 band was further confirmed following purification using polyethylene glycol (43 ± 5 and 8.4 ± 4 AU in control and LKB1(-/-), respectively, P < 0.01) and ion-exchange fast protein liquid chromatography. Mass spectrometry confirmed LKB1 protein detection in the 60-kDa protein band, while none was detected in the 50-kDa band. Coimmunoprecipitation assays demonstrated LKB1-MO25-STRAD complex formation. Quantitative PCR revealed significantly reduced LKB1, MO25α, and STRADβ mRNA in LKB1(-/-) muscle. These findings demonstrate that the LKB1-MO25-STRAD complex is the principal AMPKK in skeletal muscle.
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- Cody D Smith
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, USA
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Frier BC, Hancock CR, Little JP, Fillmore N, Bliss TA, Thomson DM, Wan Z, Wright DC. Reductions in RIP140 are not required for exercise- and AICAR-mediated increases in skeletal muscle mitochondrial content. J Appl Physiol (1985) 2011; 111:688-95. [PMID: 21700896 DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.00279.2011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Receptor interacting protein 1 (RIP140) has recently been demonstrated to be a key player in the regulation of skeletal muscle mitochondrial content. We have shown that β-guanadinopropionic acid (β-GPA) feeding reduces RIP140 protein content and mRNA levels concomitant with increases in mitochondrial content (Williams DB, Sutherland LN, Bomhof MR, Basaraba SA, Thrush AB, Dyck DJ, Field CJ, Wright DC. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 296: E1400-E1408, 2009). Since β-GPA feeding reduces high-energy phosphate levels and activates AMPK, alterations reminiscent of exercise, we hypothesized that exercise training would reduce RIP140 protein content. We further postulated that an acute bout of exercise, or interventions known to induce the expression of mitochondrial enzymes or genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis, would result in decreases in nuclear RIP140 content. Two weeks of daily swim training increased markers of mitochondrial content in rat skeletal muscle independent of reductions in RIP140 protein. Similarly, high-intensity exercise training in humans failed to reduce RIP140 content despite increasing skeletal muscle mitochondrial enzymes. We found that 6 wk of daily 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-β-D-ribofuranoside (AICAR) injections had no effect on RIP140 protein content in rat skeletal muscle while RIP140 content from LKB1 knockout mice was unaltered despite reductions in mitochondria. An acute bout of exercise, AICAR treatment, and epinephrine injections increased the mRNA levels of PGC-1α, COXIV, and lipin1 independent of decreases in nuclear RIP140 protein. Surprisingly these interventions increased RIP140 mRNA expression. In conclusion our results demonstrate that decreases in RIP140 protein content are not required for exercise and AMPK-dependent increases in skeletal muscle mitochondrial content, nor do acute perturbations alter the cellular localization of RIP140 in parallel with the induction of genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis.
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- Bruce C Frier
- Alberta Diabetes Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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Curtis M, Henriksen B, Fillmore N, Winder WW, Thomson DM, Hancock CR. Chronic activation of AMPK limits hepatic triglyceride accumulation independent of changes in total glycerol‐3‐phosphate‐acyltransferase activity. FASEB J 2011. [DOI: 10.1096/fasebj.25.1_supplement.1117.10] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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- Physiology and Developmental BiologyBrigham Young UniversityProvoUT
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Brown JD, Hancock CR, Mongillo AD, Benjamin Barton J, DiGiovanni RA, Parcell AC, Winder WW, Thomson DM. Effect of LKB1 deficiency on mitochondrial content, fibre type and muscle performance in the mouse diaphragm. Acta Physiol (Oxf) 2011; 201:457-66. [PMID: 21073663 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.2010.02226.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIM The liver kinase B1 (LKB1)/AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) signalling pathway is a major regulator of skeletal muscle metabolic processes. During exercise, LKB1-mediated phosphorylation of AMPK leads to its activation, promoting mitochondrial biogenesis and glucose transport, among other effects. The roles of LKB1 and AMPK have not been fully characterized in the diaphragm. METHODS Two methods of AMPK activation were used to characterize LKB1/AMPK signalling in diaphragms from muscle-specific LKB1 knockout (KO) and littermate control mice: (1) acute injection of 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleoside (AICAR) and (2) 5-min direct electrical stimulation of the diaphragm. Diaphragms were excised 60 min post-AICAR injection and immediately after electrical stimulation. RESULTS AMPK phosphorylation increased with AICAR and electrical stimulation in control but not KO mice. Acetyl CoA carboxylase phosphorylation increased with AICAR in control but not KO mice, but increased in both genotypes with electrical stimulation. While the majority of mitochondrial protein levels were lower in KO diaphragms, uncoupling protein 3, complex I and cytochrome oxidase IV protein levels were not different between genotypes. KO diaphragms have a lower percentage of IIx fibres and an elevated percentage of IIb fibres when compared with control diaphragms. While in vitro peak force generation was similar between genotypes, KO diaphragms fatigued more quickly and had an impaired ability to recover. CONCLUSION LKB1 regulates AMPK phosphorylation, mitochondrial protein expression, fibre type distribution, as well as recovery of the diaphragm from fatigue.
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- J D Brown
- Department of Physiology and Developmental Biology, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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Thomson DM, McVie A, Morris BJ, Pratt JA. Dissociation of acute and chronic intermittent phencyclidine-induced performance deficits in the 5-choice serial reaction time task: influence of clozapine. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2011; 213:681-95. [PMID: 20878519 DOI: 10.1007/s00213-010-2020-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2010] [Accepted: 09/07/2010] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cognitive deficits are a core feature of schizophrenia that respond minimally to existing drugs. PCP is commonly used to model schizophrenia-like deficits preclinically although different dosing protocols may affect different domains. Here we characterise the acute, and chronic intermittent effects of PCP in the 5-choice serial reaction time task (5-CSRTT) in rats, and assess the effects of clozapine. In a novel approach, we also assess the effects of increased inhibitory load and conduct clinically relevant signal detection analysis (SDA). MATERIALS AND METHODS The effects of acute and repeated PCP (2.58 mg/kg) treatment on attentional processes and inhibitory control were assessed during and following the chronic treatment regime in the presence or absence of chronic clozapine (20 mg/kg/day). RESULTS Thirty minutes post-PCP injection, there was an increase in anticipatory responding which disappeared after 24 h. Although, acute PCP did not change accuracy of responding or processing speed, repeated PCP revealed delayed deficits in cognitive processing speed which were partly ameliorated by clozapine. Extended inter-trial intervals increased premature responding, while SDA revealed that clozapine modified persistent PCP-induced deficits in lnBeta (a composite measure of risk taking versus caution). CONCLUSION Acute NMDA receptor antagonism impairs inhibitory control, whereas repeated treatment produces delayed deficits in cognitive processing speed. The ability of clozapine partially to restore persistent PCP-induced deficits in processing speed and in lnBeta is consistent with clinical findings. This suggests that the enduring effects of repeated PCP treatment, combined with SDA, offers a useful, translational, approach to evaluate novel cognitive enhancers in the 5-CSRTT.
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- David M Thomson
- Psychiatric Research Institute of Neuroscience in Glasgow (PsyRING), Universities of Glasgow and Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK
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Platt SP, Nelson CA, Thomson DM. Increased Voluntary Running in PAS Kinase-knockout Mice. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2010. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000389505.40208.3e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Flint C, Brown JD, Malan BB, Tenney T, Thomson DM. Increased Inflammatory Response to Overload in LKB1-deficient Skeletal Muscle. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2010. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000389435.85126.9c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Yokoyama KH, Brown JD, Nuttall MR, Thomson DM. The Effect Of Exercise On The Phosphorylation of Progesterone Receptor In Skeletal Muscle. Med Sci Sports Exerc 2010. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000389441.15621.60] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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