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PDH-mediated metabolic flow is critical for skeletal muscle stem cell differentiation and myotube formation during regeneration in mice.

Authors :
Shimpei Hori
Yosuke Hiramuki
Daigo Nishimura
Fuminori Sato
Atsuko Sehara-Fujisawa
Source :
FASEB Journal. Jul2019, Vol. 33 Issue 7, p8094-8109. 16p.
Publication Year :
2019

Abstract

Skeletal muscle satellite cells (SMSCs), the major stem cells responsible for the regeneration of skeletal muscle, are normally cell cycle arrested but differentiate to generate myocytes upon muscle damage, forming new myofibers along with self-renewing stem cells in preparation for subsequent injury. In this study, we investigated which factors stimulate the proliferation and differentiation of SMSCs and found that pyruvate, the end product of glycolysis, stimulates their differentiation. Pyruvate antagonizes the effects of hypoxia on preferential self-renewal of SMSCs through dephosphorylation or activation of pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH), which mediates opening of the gateway from glycolysis to the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle by producing acetyl coenzyme A from pyruvate. PDH kinase 1, highly expressed under hypoxia, is down-regulated under normoxic conditions, leading to an increase in dephosphorylated PDH. Conditional deletion of PDH in SMSCs affects cell divisions generating myocytes and subsequent myotube formation, inefficient skeletal muscle regeneration upon injury, and aggravated pathogenesis of a dystrophin-deficient mouse model of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. Thus, the flow from glycolysis to the TCA cycle mediated by PDH plays a pivotal role in the differentiation of SMSCs, which is critical for the progression of skeletal muscle regeneration.--Hori, S., Hiramuki, Y., Nishimura, D., Sato, F., Sehara-Fujisawa, A. PDH-mediated metabolic flow is critical for skeletal muscle stem cell differentiation and myotube formation during regeneration in mice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08926638
Volume :
33
Issue :
7
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
FASEB Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
137354000
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201802479R