N6-methyladenosine (m 6 A) modification plays a critical role in mammalian development. However, the role of m 6 A in the skeletal muscle development remains largely unknown. Here, we report a global m 6 A modification pattern of goat skeletal muscle at two key development stages and identified that the m 6 A modification regulated the expression of the growth arrest and DNA damage-inducible 45B (GADD45B) gene, which is involved in myogenic differentiation. We showed that GADD45B expression increased during myoblast differentiation, whereas the downregulation of GADD45B inhibits myogenic differentiation and mitochondrial biogenesis. Moreover, the expression of GADD45B regulates the expression of myogenic regulatory factors and peroxisome proliferatoractivated receptor gamma coactivator 1 alpha by activating the p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) pathway. Conversely, the inactivation of p38 MAPK abolished the GADD45B-mediated myogenic differentiation. Furthermore, we found that the knockdown of fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) increases GADD45B m 6 A modification and decreases the stability of GADD45B mRNA, which impairs myogenic differentiation. Our results indicate that the FTOmediated m 6 A modification in GADD45B mRNA drives skeletal muscle differentiation by activating the p38 MAPK pathway, which provides a molecular mechanism for the regulation of myogenesis via RNA methylation.
Background: DNA methylation is an epigenetic regulatory form that plays an important role in regulating the gene expression and the tissues development.. However, DNA methylation regulators involved in sheep muscle development remain unclear. To explore the functional importance of genome-scale DNA methylation during sheep muscle growth, this study systematically investigated the genome-wide DNA methylation profiles at key stages of Hu sheep developmental (fetus and adult) using deep whole-genome bisulfite sequencing (WGBS). Results: Our study found that the expression levels of DNA methyltransferase (DNMT)-related genes were lower in fetal muscle than in the muscle of adults. The methylation levels in the CG context were higher than those in the CHG and CHH contexts, and methylation levels were highest in introns, followed by exons and downstream regions. Subsequently, we identified 48,491, 17, and 135 differentially methylated regions (DMRs) in the CG, CHG, and CHH sequence contexts and 11,522 differentially methylated genes (DMGs). The results of bisulfite sequencing PCR (BSP) correlated well with the WGBS-Seq data. Moreover, Gene Ontology (GO) and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) functional annotation analysis revealed that some DMGs were involved in regulating skeletal muscle development and fatty acid metabolism. By combining the WGBS-Seq and previous RNA-Seq data, a total of 159 overlap genes were obtained between differentially expressed genes (DEGs) and DMGs (FPKM > 10 and fold change > 4). Finally, we found that 9 DMGs were likely to be involved in muscle growth and metabolism of Hu sheep. Conclusions: We systemically studied the global DNA methylation patterns of fetal and adult muscle development in Hu sheep, which provided new insights into a better understanding of the epigenetic regulation of sheep muscle development.
Excessive
fat deposition is the main character in nonalcoholic
fatty liver disease (NAFLD), while γ-linolenic acid (GLA) is
a polyunsaturated fatty acid that can reduce lipid deposition. This
study investigated the effect and regulatory mechanism of GLA (100
μM) on lipid metabolism in alpha mouse liver 12 (AML-12) cells
treated by 400 μM palmitic acid (PA). GLA reduced lipid content
and increased fatty acid β oxidation, as indicated by decreasing
triglyceride and cholesterol contents and increasing mRNA and protein
expressions of CPT1α and PPARα. GLA relieved oxidative
stress caused by PA, upregulated mRNA levels of superoxide dismutase
and glutathione peroxidase, and decreased reactive oxygen species
content. GLA reduced apoptosis, as indicated by decreases in the BAX/BCL2
expression level and apoptosis percentage. GLA activated autophagy,
autophagosome-lysosome fusion, and LKB1-AMPK-mTOR signaling and upregulated
mRNA and protein expressions of Beclin-1, autophagy-related 5, and
liver kinase B1 (LKB1). These effects of GLA on lipid metabolism disorders
of PA-treated hepatocytes were reversed by autophagy inhibitor 3MA
and AMPK inhibitor compound C, confirming our conclusions. Overall,
GLA can protect AML-12 cells from lipid metabolism disorder caused
by PA via balancing autophagy and apoptosis mediated by the LKB1-AMPK-mTOR
pathway. Consequently, GLA, as a dietary supplement, can help to prevent
and treat NAFLD by regulating lipid metabolism and autophagy.
Circular RNAs (circRNAs) are an indispensable element of post‐transcriptional gene regulation, influencing a variety of biological processes including myogenic differentiation; however, little is known about the function of circRNA in goat myogenic differentiation. Using RNA‐sequencing data from our laboratory, we explored the influences of circUSP13, as a candidate circRNA, on myoblast differentiation since its expression is higher in myoblasts of lamb (first day of age) than that of the fetus (75th day of pregnancy). In in vitro experiments, circUSP13 significantly promoted differentiation and inhibited apoptosis in goat primary myoblasts. Mechanistically, circUSP13 localized with miR‐29c in the cytoplasm of goat myoblasts to regulate IGF1 expression. We further demonstrated that circUSP13 sponges miR‐29c, promoting IGF1 expression that upregulated the expression of MyoG and MyHC. Thus, our results identified circUSP13 as a molecular marker for breeding programs of mutton production, as well as the circUSP13‐miR‐29c‐IGF1 axis as a potential therapeutic target for combating muscle wasting.
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