Time-dependent changes in myosin heavy chain mRNA and protein isoforms in unloaded soleus muscle of rat

Time-dependent changes in myosin heavy chain (MHC) isoform expression were investigated in rat soleus muscle unloaded by hindlimb suspension. Changes at the mRNA level were measured by RT-PCR and correlated with changes in the pattern of MHC protein isoforms. Protein analyses of whole muscle revealed that MHCI decreased after 7 days, when MHCIIa had increased, reaching a transient maximum by 15 days. Longer periods led to inductions and progressive increases of MHCIId(x) and MHCIIb. mRNA analyses of whole muscle showed that MHCIId(x) displayed the steepest increase after 4 days and continued to rise until 28 days, the longest time period investigated. MHCIIb mRNA followed a similar time course, although at lower levels. MHCIalpha mRNA, present at extremely low levels in control soleus, peaked after 4 days, stayed elevated until 15 days, and then decayed. Immunohistochemistry of 15-day unloaded muscles revealed that MHCIalpha was present in muscle spindles but at low amounts also in extrafusal fibers. The slow-to-fast transitions thus seem to proceed in the order MHCIbeta --> MHCIIa --> MHCIId(x) --> MHCIIb. Our findings indicate that MHCIalpha is transiently upregulated in some fibers as an intermediate step during the transition from MHCIbeta to MHCIIa.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:277

Enthalten in:

The American journal of physiology - 277(1999), 6 vom: 17. Dez., Seite C1044-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Stevens, L [VerfasserIn]
Sultan, K R [VerfasserIn]
Peuker, H [VerfasserIn]
Gohlsch, B [VerfasserIn]
Mounier, Y [VerfasserIn]
Pette, D [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Monoclonal
EC 3.6.4.1
Journal Article
Myosin Heavy Chains
RNA, Messenger
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 20.01.2000

Date Revised 20.09.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1152/ajpcell.1999.277.6.C1044

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM105305448