Excess PrPC inhibits muscle cell differentiation via miRNA-enhanced liquid-liquid phase separation implicated in myopathy

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The cellular prion protein (PrPC) is required for skeletal muscle function. Here, we report that a higher level of PrPC accumulates in the cytoplasm of the skeletal muscle of six myopathy patients compared to controls. PrPC inhibits skeletal muscle cell autophagy, and blocks myoblast differentiation. PrPC selectively binds to a subset of miRNAs during myoblast differentiation, and the colocalization of PrPC and miR-214-3p was observed in the skeletal muscle of six myopathy patients with excessive PrPC. We demonstrate that PrPC is overexpressed in skeletal muscle cells under pathological conditions, inhibits muscle cell differentiation by physically interacting with a subset of miRNAs, and selectively recruits these miRNAs into its phase-separated condensate in living myoblasts, which in turn enhances liquid-liquid phase separation of PrPC, promotes pathological aggregation of PrP, and results in the inhibition of autophagy-related protein 5-dependent autophagy and muscle bundle formation in myopathy patients characterized by incomplete muscle regeneration.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Nature communications - 14(2023), 1 vom: 08. Dez., Seite 8131

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tao, Jing [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Yanping [VerfasserIn]
Dai, Bin [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Yin [VerfasserIn]
Pan, Xiaohan [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Li-Qiang [VerfasserIn]
Chen, Jie [VerfasserIn]
Zhou, Yu [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Zuneng [VerfasserIn]
Xie, Liwei [VerfasserIn]
Liang, Yi [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
MIRN214 microRNA, human
MicroRNAs
PrPC Proteins

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Date Completed 16.01.2024

Date Revised 16.01.2024

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1038/s41467-023-43826-7

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NLM365567795