The Possible Role of Complete Loss of Myostatin in Limiting Excessive Proliferation of Muscle Cells (C2C12) via Activation of MicroRNAs

Myostatin (MSTN) is a member of the TGF-β superfamily that negatively regulates skeletal muscle growth and differentiation. However, the mechanism by which complete MSTN deletion limits excessive proliferation of muscle cells remains unclear. In this study, we knocked out MSTN in mouse myob...

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Main Authors: Peixuan Huang, Daxin Pang, Kankan Wang, Aishi Xu, Chaogang Yao, Mengjing Li, Wenni You, Qiushuang Wang, Hao Yu
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author Peixuan Huang
Daxin Pang
Kankan Wang
Aishi Xu
Chaogang Yao
Mengjing Li
Wenni You
Qiushuang Wang
Hao Yu
author_facet Peixuan Huang
Daxin Pang
Kankan Wang
Aishi Xu
Chaogang Yao
Mengjing Li
Wenni You
Qiushuang Wang
Hao Yu
author_sort Peixuan Huang
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description Myostatin (MSTN) is a member of the TGF-&#946; superfamily that negatively regulates skeletal muscle growth and differentiation. However, the mechanism by which complete MSTN deletion limits excessive proliferation of muscle cells remains unclear. In this study, we knocked out MSTN in mouse myoblast lines using a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR/Cas9) system and sequenced the mRNA and miRNA transcriptomes. The results show that complete loss of MSTN upregulates seven miRNAs targeting an interaction network composed of 28 downregulated genes, including <i>TGFB1</i>, <i>FOS</i> and <i>RB1</i>. These genes are closely associated with tumorigenesis and cell proliferation. Our study suggests that complete loss of MSTN may limit excessive cell proliferation via activation of miRNAs. These data will contribute to the treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS).
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spelling doaj.art-5a152443f5bb4258abf9637cfe2caf1d2022-12-22T03:50:38ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1422-00672019-02-0120364310.3390/ijms20030643ijms20030643The Possible Role of Complete Loss of Myostatin in Limiting Excessive Proliferation of Muscle Cells (C2C12) via Activation of MicroRNAsPeixuan Huang0Daxin Pang1Kankan Wang2Aishi Xu3Chaogang Yao4Mengjing Li5Wenni You6Qiushuang Wang7Hao Yu8Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaPublic Computer Education and Research Center, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaJilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Animal Embryo Engineering, College of Animal Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun 130062, ChinaMyostatin (MSTN) is a member of the TGF-&#946; superfamily that negatively regulates skeletal muscle growth and differentiation. However, the mechanism by which complete MSTN deletion limits excessive proliferation of muscle cells remains unclear. In this study, we knocked out MSTN in mouse myoblast lines using a Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR/Cas9) system and sequenced the mRNA and miRNA transcriptomes. The results show that complete loss of MSTN upregulates seven miRNAs targeting an interaction network composed of 28 downregulated genes, including <i>TGFB1</i>, <i>FOS</i> and <i>RB1</i>. These genes are closely associated with tumorigenesis and cell proliferation. Our study suggests that complete loss of MSTN may limit excessive cell proliferation via activation of miRNAs. These data will contribute to the treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS).https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/3/643MSTNRNA-seqmiRNA-seqtranscriptomicsC2C12RMS
spellingShingle Peixuan Huang
Daxin Pang
Kankan Wang
Aishi Xu
Chaogang Yao
Mengjing Li
Wenni You
Qiushuang Wang
Hao Yu
The Possible Role of Complete Loss of Myostatin in Limiting Excessive Proliferation of Muscle Cells (C2C12) via Activation of MicroRNAs
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
MSTN
RNA-seq
miRNA-seq
transcriptomics
C2C12
RMS
title The Possible Role of Complete Loss of Myostatin in Limiting Excessive Proliferation of Muscle Cells (C2C12) via Activation of MicroRNAs
title_full The Possible Role of Complete Loss of Myostatin in Limiting Excessive Proliferation of Muscle Cells (C2C12) via Activation of MicroRNAs
title_fullStr The Possible Role of Complete Loss of Myostatin in Limiting Excessive Proliferation of Muscle Cells (C2C12) via Activation of MicroRNAs
title_full_unstemmed The Possible Role of Complete Loss of Myostatin in Limiting Excessive Proliferation of Muscle Cells (C2C12) via Activation of MicroRNAs
title_short The Possible Role of Complete Loss of Myostatin in Limiting Excessive Proliferation of Muscle Cells (C2C12) via Activation of MicroRNAs
title_sort possible role of complete loss of myostatin in limiting excessive proliferation of muscle cells c2c12 via activation of micrornas
topic MSTN
RNA-seq
miRNA-seq
transcriptomics
C2C12
RMS
url https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/20/3/643
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