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Effect of AAV-mediated overexpression of ATF5 and downstream targets of an integrated stress response in murine skeletal muscle

Brearley-Sholto, Madelaine C.; Loczenski-Brown, David M.; Jones, Sarah; Daniel, Zoe C.T.R.; Ebling, Francis J.P.; Parr, Tim; Brameld, John M.

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Authors

Madelaine C. Brearley-Sholto

David M. Loczenski-Brown

Sarah Jones

Zoe C.T.R. Daniel

Francis J.P. Ebling

TIM PARR TIM.PARR@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry

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JOHN BRAMELD JOHN.BRAMELD@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Professor of Nutritional Biochemistry



Abstract

We previously reported that growth promoter-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy co-ordinately upregulated expression of genes associated with an integrated stress response (ISR), as well as potential ISR regulators. We therefore used Adeno-Associated Virus (AAV)-mediated overexpression of these genes, individually or in combination, in mouse skeletal muscle to test whether they induced muscle hypertrophy. AAV of each target gene was injected into mouse Tibialis anterior (TA) and effects on skeletal muscle growth determined 28 days later. Individually, AAV constructs for Arginase-2 (Arg2) and Activating transcription factor-5 (Atf5) reduced hindlimb muscle weights and upregulated expression of genes associated with an ISR. AAV-Atf5 also decreased Myosin heavy chain (MyHC)-IIB mRNA, but increased MyHC-IIA and isocitrate dehydrogenase-2 (Idh2) mRNA, suggesting ATF5 is a novel transcriptional regulator of Idh2. AAV-Atf5 reduced the size of both TA oxidative and glycolytic fibres, without affecting fibre-type proportions, whereas Atf5 combined with Cebpg (CCAAT enhancer binding protein-gamma) only reduced the size of glycolytic fibres and tended to increase the proportion of oxidative fibres. It is likely that persistent Atf5 overexpression maintains activation of the ISR, thereby reducing protein synthesis and/or increasing protein degradation and possibly apoptosis, resulting in inhibition of muscle growth, with overexpression of Arg2 having a similar effect.

Citation

Brearley-Sholto, M. C., Loczenski-Brown, D. M., Jones, S., Daniel, Z. C., Ebling, F. J., Parr, T., & Brameld, J. M. (2021). Effect of AAV-mediated overexpression of ATF5 and downstream targets of an integrated stress response in murine skeletal muscle. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99432-4

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Sep 24, 2021
Online Publication Date Oct 5, 2021
Publication Date 2021-12
Deposit Date Sep 26, 2021
Publicly Available Date Oct 12, 2021
Journal Scientific Reports
Electronic ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher Nature Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 11
Issue 1
Article Number 19796
Pages 1-13
DOI https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-99432-4
Keywords Multidisciplinary
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/6342879
Publisher URL https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-021-99432-4
Additional Information Received: 27 January 2021; Accepted: 24 September 2021; First Online: 5 October 2021; : The authors declare no competing interests.

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