TY - JOUR
T1 - Selective control of skeletal muscle differentiation by Akt1
AU - Wilson, Elizabeth M.
AU - Rotwein, Peter
PY - 2007/2/23
Y1 - 2007/2/23
N2 - The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt pathway plays a central role in growth, development, and metabolism in both normal and neoplastic cells. In skeletal muscle, Akt has been implicated in regulating regeneration and hypertrophy and in counteracting atrophy. Here we provide evidence that Akt1 and not Akt2 is essential for muscle differentiation. Using a robust model of MyoD-mediated muscle development, in which dominant-negative Akt blocked differentiation, we show that targeted loss of Akt1 was equally inhibitory. Selective elimination of Akt1 had no effect on myoblast viability or proliferation but prevented differentiation by impairing the transcriptional actions of MyoD. In contrast, knockdown of Akt2 had no effect on myoblast survival or differentiation and minimally inhibited MyoD-regulated transcription. Our results define isoform-specific Akt-regulated signaling pathways in muscle cells that act through Akt1 to sustain muscle gene activation and promote differentiation.
AB - The phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase-Akt pathway plays a central role in growth, development, and metabolism in both normal and neoplastic cells. In skeletal muscle, Akt has been implicated in regulating regeneration and hypertrophy and in counteracting atrophy. Here we provide evidence that Akt1 and not Akt2 is essential for muscle differentiation. Using a robust model of MyoD-mediated muscle development, in which dominant-negative Akt blocked differentiation, we show that targeted loss of Akt1 was equally inhibitory. Selective elimination of Akt1 had no effect on myoblast viability or proliferation but prevented differentiation by impairing the transcriptional actions of MyoD. In contrast, knockdown of Akt2 had no effect on myoblast survival or differentiation and minimally inhibited MyoD-regulated transcription. Our results define isoform-specific Akt-regulated signaling pathways in muscle cells that act through Akt1 to sustain muscle gene activation and promote differentiation.
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U2 - 10.1074/jbc.C600315200
DO - 10.1074/jbc.C600315200
M3 - Article
C2 - 17218321
AN - SCOPUS:34247171304
SN - 0021-9258
VL - 282
SP - 5106
EP - 5110
JO - Journal of Biological Chemistry
JF - Journal of Biological Chemistry
IS - 8
ER -