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| Content Provider | World Health Organization (WHO)-Global Index Medicus |
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| Author | Eckhoff, Michael D. Gardner, Melissa K. Ervasti, James M. Belanto, Joseph J. Strandjord, Dana M. Mader, Tara L. Banks, Glen B. Lowe, Dawn A. |
| Description | Author Affiliation: Belanto JJ ( Department of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, and Biophysics, Program in Molecular, Cellular, Developmental Biology, and Genetics, Program in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences, and Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN 55455.); |
| Abstract | Dystrophin and utrophin are highly similar proteins that both link cortical actin filaments with a complex of sarcolemmal glycoproteins, yet localize to different subcellular domains within normal muscle cells. In mdx mice and Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients, dystrophin is lacking and utrophin is consequently up-regulated and redistributed to locations normally occupied by dystrophin. Transgenic overexpression of utrophin has been shown to significantly improve aspects of the disease phenotype in the mdx mouse; therefore, utrophin up-regulation is under intense investigation as a potential therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Here we biochemically compared the previously documented microtubule binding activity of dystrophin with utrophin and analyzed several transgenic mouse models to identify phenotypes of the mdx mouse that remain despite transgenic utrophin overexpression. Our in vitro analyses revealed that dystrophin binds microtubules with high affinity and pauses microtubule polymerization, whereas utrophin has no activity in either assay. We also found that transgenic utrophin overexpression does not correct subsarcolemmal microtubule lattice disorganization, loss of torque production after in vivo eccentric contractions, or physical inactivity after mild exercise. Finally, our data suggest that exercise-induced inactivity correlates with loss of sarcolemmal neuronal NOS localization in mdx muscle, whereas loss of in vivo torque production after eccentric contraction-induced injury is associated with microtubule lattice disorganization. |
| ISSN | 00278424 |
| e-ISSN | 10916490 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
| Issue Number | 15 |
| Volume Number | 111 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | National Academy of Sciences |
| Publisher Date | 2014-04-01 |
| Publisher Place | United States |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Dystrophin Deficiency Metabolism Microtubules Muscle Contraction Physiology Muscle, Skeletal Physiopathology Utrophin Animals Fluorescence Mice Mice, Transgenic Torque Comparative Study Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Multidisciplinary |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Multidisciplinary |
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