Muscle Cell News Volume 7.26 | Jul 25 2022

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    2022-07-25 | MUSCN 7.26


    Muscle Cell News by STEMCELL Technologies
    Vol. 7.26 – 25 July, 2022
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    Inactivation of Sirt6 Ameliorates Muscular Dystrophy in Mdx Mice by Releasing Suppression of Utrophin Expression

    Scientists demonstrated that SIRT6 deacetylated H3K56ac in myofibers to suppress expression of utrophin, a dystrophin-related protein stabilizing the sarcolemma in absence of dystrophin.
    [Nature Communications]

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    Cytoplasmic Sequestration of p53 by lncRNA-CIRPIL Alleviates Myocardial Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury

    Researchers discovered the pivotal long non-coding RNAs in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury.
    [Communications Biology]

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    N6-Methyladenosine (m6A) Methyltransferase METTL3 Regulates Sepsis-Induced Myocardial Injury Through IGF2BP1/HDAC4 Dependent Manner

    The authors investigated the functions and mechanism of m6A methyltransferase METTL3 for septic myocardial injury.
    [Cell Death Discovery]

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    Compatibility and Function of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cardiomyocytes on an Electrospun Nanofibrous Scaffold, Generated From an Ionomeric Polyurethane Composite

    Scientists investigated the biocompatibility of an elastomeric electrospun degradable polar/hydrophobic/ionic polyurethane composite scaffold with human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes.
    [Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A]

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    HSP70 Protects H9C2 Cells From Hypoxia and Reoxygenation Injury Through STIM1/IP3R

    Researchers investigated whether heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) played an anti-apoptotic role in H9C2 cardiomyocytes by regulating the calcium overload pathway through stromal interaction molecule 1 and inositol 1,4,5-triphosphate receptor (STIM1/IP3R).
    [Cell Stress & Chaperones]

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    Production of Cultured Meat From Pig Muscle Stem Cells

    The authors established a realistic workflow for the production of cultured meat that mimiced the pork meat structurally and was potentially scalable for industry.
    [Biomaterials]

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    seRNA PAM Controls Skeletal Muscle Satellite Cell Proliferation and Aging through Trans Regulation of Timp2 Expression Synergistically with Ddx5

    Investigators identified Pax7 Associated Muscle lncRNA (PAM), that was induced in activated/proliferating muscle satellite cells (SCs) upon injury to promote SC proliferation as myoblast cells.
    [Aging Cell]

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    The Role of L-type Amino Acid Transporter 1 (Slc7a5) During In Vitro Myogenesis

    Scientists characterized the expression and functional relevance of L-Type amino acid transporter 1 during different stages of myogenesis and in response to growth and atrophic conditions in vitro.
    [American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology]

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    Polycystin-2 (PC2) Is a Key Determinant of In Vitro Myogenesis

    Researchers demonstrated that PC2 was a central protein in mediating both the intracellular calcium ion responses and mitochondrial changes seen in myogenesis. they created CRISPR/Cas9 knockout C2C12 murine myoblast cell lines.
    [American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology]

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    5′-CMP and 5′-UMP Promote Myogenic Differentiation and Mitochondrial Biogenesis by Activating Myogenin and PGC-1α in a Mouse Myoblast C2C12 Cell Line

    Investigators studied the effect of uridine-5′-monophosphate (5′-CMP) and cytidine-5′-monophosphate (5′-UMP) on muscular differentiation and mitochondrial biogenesis in myoblast C2C12 cells.
    [Biochemistry and Biophysics Reports]

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    Smooth Muscle Cell Specific NEMO Deficiency Inhibits Atherosclerosis in ApoE−/− Mice

    The authors investigated the role of NF-κB signaling in smooth muscle cells (SMCs) in atherosclerosis by employing SMC-specific ablation of NEMO, an IKK complex subunit that is essential for canonical NF-κB activation, in ApoE−/− mice.
    [Scientific Reports]

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    Inhibition of KIR2.1 Decreases Pulmonary Artery Smooth Muscle Cell Proliferation and Migration

    Researchers examined whether KIR2.1 altered pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration, and participated in pulmonary vascular remodeling, as well as explored its mechanisms of action.
    [International Journal of Molecular Medicine]

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    Accelerating Cardiovascular Research: Recent Advances in Translational 2D and 3D Heart Models

    2D monolayer culturing and the 3D in vitro systems of cardiac spheroids, organoids, engineered cardiac microtissue and bioprinting are introduced with their basic concepts, advantages, and limitations.
    [European Journal of Heart Failure]

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    INDUSTRY AND POLICY NEWS

    Capricor Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Pivotal Phase III Study of CAP-1002 for the Treatment of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

    Capricor Therapeutics announced commencement of dosing in HOPE-3, a Phase III clinical trial investigating CAP-1002, a cell therapy for treating late-stage Duchenne muscular dystrophy
    [Capricor Therapeutics]

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