Activin A induces skeletal muscle catabolism via p38β mitogen-activated protein kinase

© 2016 The Authors. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the Society on Sarcopenia, Cachexia and Wasting Disorders..

BACKGROUND: Activation of type IIB activin receptor (ActRIIB) in skeletal muscle leads to muscle atrophy because of increased muscle protein degradation. However, the intracellular signalling mechanism that mediates ActRIIB-activated muscle catabolism is poorly defined.

METHODS: We investigated the role of p38β mitogen-activated protein kinases (MAPK) in mediating ActRIIB ligand activin A-activated muscle catabolic pathways in C2C12 myotubes and in mice with perturbation of this kinase pharmacologically and genetically.

RESULTS: Treatment of C2C12 myotubes with activin A or myostatin rapidly activated p38 MAPK and its effector C/EBPβ within 1 h. Paradoxically, Akt was activated at the same time through a p38 MAPK-independent mechanism. These events were followed by up-regulation of ubiquitin ligases atrogin1 (MAFbx) and UBR2 (E3α-II), as well as increase in LC3-II, a marker of autophagosome formation, leading to myofibrillar protein loss and myotube atrophy. The catabolic effects of activin A were abolished by p38α/β MAPK inhibitor SB202190. Using small interfering RNA-mediated gene knockdown, we found that the catabolic activity of activin A was dependent on p38β MAPK specifically. Importantly, systemic administration of activin A to mice similarly activated the catabolic pathways in vivo, and this effect was blocked by SB202190. Further, activin A failed to activate the catabolic pathways in mice with muscle-specific knockout of p38β MAPK. Interestingly, activin A up-regulated MuRF1 in a p38 MAPK-independent manner, and MuRF1 did not appear responsible for activin A-induced myosin heavy chain loss and muscle atrophy.

CONCLUSIONS: ActRIIB-mediated activation of muscle catabolism is dependent on p38β MAPK-activated signalling.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

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Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle - 8(2017), 2 vom: 10. Apr., Seite 202-212

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ding, Hui [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Guohua [VerfasserIn]
Sin, Ka Wai Thomas [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Zhelong [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Ren-Kuo [VerfasserIn]
Li, Min [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yi-Ping [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

104625-48-1
ActRIIB
Activin A
Activin Receptors, Type II
Activin receptor type II-B
Activins
CCAAT-Enhancer-Binding Protein-beta
Cachexia
EC 2.7.11.1
EC 2.7.11.24
EC 2.7.11.30
Journal Article
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 11
Muscle wasting
Myostatin
P38β MAPK
Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-akt
RNA, Small Interfering

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Date Completed 05.02.2018

Date Revised 09.01.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/jcsm.12145

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM266647030