Muscle Cell News Volume 6.09 | Mar 15 2021

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    MUSCN 6.09 | Mar 15 2021


    Muscle Cell News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 6.09 – 15 March, 2021
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    Microtubules Orchestrate Local Translation to Enable Cardiac Growth

    Scientists found that the microtubule motor Kinesin-1 distributed mRNAs and ribosomes along microtubule tracks to discrete domains within the cardiomyocyte.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Inhibition of SENP2-Mediated Akt deSUMOylation Promotes Cardiac Regeneration via Activating Akt Pathway

    SENP2 deficiency promoted P7 and adult cardiomyocyte dedifferentiation and proliferation both in vitro and in vivo.
    [Clinical Science]

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    Interactivity of Biochemical and Physical Stimuli during Epigenetic Conditioning and Cardiomyocytic Differentiation of Stem and Progenitor Cells Derived from Adult Hearts

    Mixed populations of cardiosphere-derived stem and progenitor cells containing proliferative and cardiomyogenically committed cells were obtained from adult rat hearts.
    [Integrative Biology]

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    Tracing Cell-Type Evolution by Cross-Species Comparison of Cell Atlases

    Scientists present a roadmap for the origin and diversity of major cell categories and found that muscle and neuron cells were conserved cell types.
    [Cell Reports]

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    RANKL Mediates Muscle Atrophy and Dysfunction in a Cigarette Smoke-induced Model of COPD

    The effect of cigarette smoke extract on RANKL/RANK expression and that of exogenous RANKL on ubiquitin-proteasome pathway in C2C12 myotubes were investigated in vitro.
    [American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology]

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    Nanopore Direct RNA Sequencing Detects DUX4-Activated Repeats and Isoforms in Human Muscle Cells

    To further understand transcriptional regulation by DUX4, scientists performed nanopore long-read direct RNA sequencing of human muscle cells induced by DUX4.
    [Human Molecular Genetics]

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    Substantial Involvement of TRPM7 Inhibition in the Therapeutic Effect of Ophiocordyceps sinensis on Pulmonary Hypertension

    The therapeutic potential of Ophiocordyceps sinensis for pulmonary hypertension (PH) was investigated using rodent PH models, and cultured pulmonary artery endothelial and smooth muscle cells, with a focus on the involvement of TRPM7.
    [Translational Research]

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    Angiopoietin-Like Proteins 8 Knockout Reduces Intermittent Hypoxia-Induced Vascular Remodeling in a Murine Model of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

    ANGPTL8 shRNA and ANGPL8 overexpression were used in aortic vascular smooth muscle cells to investigate the mechanism of ANGPTL8 in chronic intermittent hypoxia.
    [Biochemical Pharmacology]

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    Inhibition of Human Prostate Stromal Cell Growth and Smooth Muscle Contraction by Thalidomide: A Novel Remedy in LUTS?

    Researchers investigated the effect of thalidomide on cellular functions of prostate stromal cells and human prostate smooth muscle contraction.
    [Prostate]

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    LncRNA HOXA-AS3 Promotes the Progression of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension through Mediation of miR-675-3p/PDE5A Axis

    HOXA cluster antisense RNA 3 and phosphodiesterase 5A were upregulated in human pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells in the presence of hypoxia, while miR-675-3p was downregulated.
    [Biochemical Genetics]

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    Smooth Muscle Cell–Specific PKM (Pyruvate Kinase M) 2 Promotes Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switching and Neointimal Hyperplasia

    Investigators report that PKM2 deletion in SMC reduced injury-induced neointimal hyperplasia by inhibiting SMC proliferation and migration, suppressing synthetic phenotype, and reducing aerobic glycolysis associated with decreased extracellular signal-regulated kinase, mTOR, and signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 signaling.
    [Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology]

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    Generation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells from Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

    The authors summarize signaling networks that govern in vivo cell fate decisions and in vitro derivation of distinct vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) progenitors, as well as key regulators that terminally specify lineage-specific VSMCs.
    [Circulation Research]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Dr. Jonathan Jaggar Receives $2.3 Million for Blood Pressure Research

    The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute recently awarded Jonathan H. Jaggar, PhD, Maury Bronstein Endowed Professor in the Department of Physiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center a $2.3 million grant for his study titled “PKD proteins in endothelial cells.” The proposal’s goal is to provide a new understanding of how endothelial cells regulate blood pressure.
    [University of Tennessee]

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