MicroRNAs in development and disease

D Sayed, M Abdellatif - Physiological reviews, 2011 - journals.physiology.org
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of posttranscriptional regulators that have recently
introduced an additional level of intricacy to our understanding of gene regulation. There are …

MicroRNA-206: the skeletal muscle-specific myomiR

JJ McCarthy - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene Regulatory …, 2008 - Elsevier
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a class of non-coding RNAs involved in post-transcriptional gene
silencing. A small number of striated muscle-specific miRNAs have been identified and …

[HTML][HTML] MiR-206, a key modulator of skeletal muscle development and disease

G Ma, Y Wang, Y Li, L Cui, Y Zhao… - International journal of …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have recently emerged as fundamental post-transcriptional regulators
inhibit gene expression linked to various biological processes. MiR-206 is one of the most …

MIR-206 regulates connexin43 expression during skeletal muscle development

C Anderson, H Catoe, R Werner - Nucleic acids research, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Skeletal myoblast fusion in vitro requires the expression of connexin43 (Cx43) gap junction
channels. However, gap junctions are rapidly downregulated after the initiation of myoblast …

Active acetylcholine receptors prevent the atrophy of skeletal muscles and favor reinnervation

BA Cisterna, AA Vargas, C Puebla, P Fernández… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Denervation of skeletal muscles induces severe muscle atrophy, which is preceded by
cellular alterations such as increased plasma membrane permeability, reduced resting …

Connexins and their channels in inflammation

J Willebrords, S Crespo Yanguas, M Maes… - Critical reviews in …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Inflammation may be caused by a variety of factors and is a hallmark of a plethora of acute
and chronic diseases. The purpose of inflammation is to eliminate the initial cell injury …

Effect of boron-doped mesoporous bioactive glass nanoparticles on C2C12 cell viability and differentiation: potential for muscle tissue application

D Ege, Q Nawaz, AM Beltrán… - … Biomaterials Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Mesoporous bioactive glasses (MBGs) exhibit a high surface area and a highly ordered
mesoporous structure. MBGs have potential for both hard and soft tissue engineering …

ATP released by electrical stimuli elicits calcium transients and gene expression in skeletal muscle

S Buvinic, G Almarza, M Bustamante, M Casas… - Journal of Biological …, 2009 - ASBMB
ATP released from cells is known to activate plasma membrane P2X (ionotropic) or P2Y
(metabotropic) receptors. In skeletal muscle cells, depolarizing stimuli induce both a fast …

De novo expression of connexin hemichannels in denervated fast skeletal muscles leads to atrophy

LA Cea, BA Cisterna, C Puebla… - Proceedings of the …, 2013 - National Acad Sciences
Denervation of skeletal muscles induces atrophy, preceded by changes in sarcolemma
permeability of causes not yet completely understood. Here, we show that denervation …

Deletion of connexin43 in osteoblasts/osteocytes leads to impaired muscle formation in mice

H Shen, S Grimston, R Civitelli… - Journal of Bone and …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
It is well‐established that muscle forces are necessary for bone development as well as
proper bone modeling and remodeling. Recent work has also suggested that bone acts as …