Multi-transcriptome analysis following an acute skeletal muscle growth stimulus yields tools for discerning global and MYC regulatory networks

KA Murach, Z Liu, B Jude, VC Figueiredo, Y Wen… - Journal of Biological …, 2022 - ASBMB
Myc is a powerful transcription factor implicated in epigenetic reprogramming, cellular
plasticity, and rapid growth as well as tumorigenesis. Cancer in skeletal muscle is extremely …

A molecular signature defining exercise adaptation with ageing and in vivo partial reprogramming in skeletal muscle

RG Jones III, A Dimet‐Wiley, A Haghani… - The Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Exercise promotes functional improvements in aged tissues, but the extent to which it
simulates partial molecular reprogramming is unknown. Using transcriptome profiling from …

Exome-wide association study of competitive performance in elite athletes

C Bulgay, A Kasakolu, HH Kazan, R Mijaica, E Zorba… - Genes, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of the study was to identify genetic variants associated with personal best scores in
Turkish track and field athletes and to compare allelic frequencies between sprint/power and …

Aerobic exercise training resets the human skeletal muscle methylome 10 years after breast cancer treatment and survival

PP Gorski, T Raastad, M Ullrich, DC Turner… - The FASEB …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Cancer survivors suffer impairments in skeletal muscle in terms of reduced mass and
function. Interestingly, human skeletal muscle possesses an epigenetic memory of earlier …

Resistance and endurance exercise training improves muscle mass and the inflammatory/fibrotic transcriptome in a rhabdomyosarcoma model

N Collao, O Sanders, T Caminiti… - Journal of cachexia …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Background Rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) is an aggressive soft tissue sarcoma that most
often develops in children. Chemoradiation therapy is a standard treatment modality; …

[HTML][HTML] Going nuclear: molecular adaptations to exercise mediated by myonuclei

PJ Koopmans, KA Zwetsloot, KA Murach - Sports Medicine and Health …, 2023 - Elsevier
Muscle fibers are multinucleated, and muscle fiber nuclei (myonuclei) are believed to be
post-mitotic and are typically situated near the periphery of the myofiber. Due to the unique …

Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase inhibition mimics and boosts exercise-mediated improvements in muscle function in aged mice

AL Dimet-Wiley, CM Latham, CR Brightwell… - Scientific reports, 2024 - nature.com
Human hallmarks of sarcopenia include muscle weakness and a blunted response to
exercise. Nicotinamide N-methyltransferase inhibitors (NNMTis) increase strength and …

Depressed Protein Synthesis and Anabolic Signaling Potentiate ACL Tear–Resultant Quadriceps Atrophy

AR Keeble, CR Brightwell, CM Latham… - … American journal of …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tear (ACLT) leads to protracted quadriceps
muscle atrophy. Protein turnover largely dictates muscle size and is highly responsive to …

DNA Methylation in the Adaptive Response to Exercise

AJ Bittel, YW Chen - Sports Medicine, 2024 - Springer
Emerging evidence published over the past decade has highlighted the role of DNA
methylation in skeletal muscle function and health, including as an epigenetic transducer of …

Acetate and succinate benefit host muscle energetics as exercise‐associated post‐biotics

A Ismaeel, TR Valentino, B Burke, J Goh… - Physiological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, the gut microbiome has emerged as a potent modulator of exercise‐induced
systemic adaptation and appears to be crucial for mediating some of the benefits of exercise …