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JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 107, Issue 2, Pages 438-444Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91247.2008
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innervation; protein balance; skeletal muscle
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- National Institute of Arthritis
- Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases [R01 AR51173]
- Mayo Foundation
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Argadine HM, Hellyer NJ, Mantilla CB, Zhan WZ, Sieck GC. The effect of denervation on protein synthesis and degradation in adult rat diaphragm muscle. J Appl Physiol 107: 438-444, 2009. First published June 11, 2009; doi:10.1152/japplphysiol.91247.2008.-Previous studies showed that unilateral denervation (DNV) of the rat diaphragm muscle (DIAm) results in loss of myosin heavy chain protein by 1 day after DNV. We hypothesize that DNV decreases net protein balance as a result of activation of the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway. In DIAm strips, protein synthesis was measured by incorporation of H-3-Tyr, and protein degradation was measured by Tyr release at 1, 3, 5, 7, and 14 days after DNV. Total protein ubiquitination, caspase-3 expression/activity, and actin fragmentation were analyzed by Western analysis. We found that, at 3 days after DNV, protein synthesis increased by 77% relative to sham controls. Protein synthesis remained elevated at 5 (85%), 7 (53%), and 14 days (123%) after DNV. At 5 days after DNV, protein degradation increased by 43% relative to sham controls and remained elevated at 7 (49%) and 14 days (74%) after DNV. Thus, by 5 days after DNV, net protein balance decreased by 43% compared with sham controls and was decreased compared with sham at 7 (49%) and 14 days (72%) after DNV. Protein ubiquitination increased at 5 days after DNV and remained elevated. DNV had no effect on caspase-3 activity or actin fragmentation, suggesting that the ubiquitin-proteasome pathway rather than caspase-3 activation is important in the DIAm response to DNV. Early loss of contractile proteins, such as myosin heavy chain, is likely the result of selective protein degradation rather than generalized protein breakdown. Future studies should evaluate this selective effect of DNV.
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