Dystrophin and utrophin expression require sarcospan: loss of α7 integrin exacerbates a newly discovered muscle phenotype in sarcospan-null mice

Counteracting muscle wasting in aging and neuromuscular diseases: the critical role of IGF-1

(2016) Bianca Maria Scicchitano et al.   Aging-US

Sarcospan-dependent Akt activation is required for utrophin expression and muscle regeneration

(2012) Jamie L. Marshall et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Myogenic Akt signaling attenuates muscular degeneration, promotes myofiber regeneration and improves muscle function in dystrophin-deficient mdx mice

(2011) M. H. Kim et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Elevated levels of active matrix metalloproteinase-9 cause hypertrophy in skeletal muscle of normal and dystrophin-deficient mdx mice

(2011) Saurabh Dahiya et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

β1D chain increases α7β1 integrin and laminin and protects against sarcolemmal damage in mdx mice

(2011) Jianming Liu et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Cell-matrix interactions in muscle disease

(2011) Virginie Carmignac et al.   JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Recent advances in the biology and therapy of muscle wasting

(2010) David Glass et al.   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Signalling and the control of skeletal muscle size

(2010) Anthony Otto et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Laminin-binding integrins and their tetraspanin partners as potential antimetastatic targets

(2010) Christopher S. Stipp   EXPERT REVIEWS IN MOLECULAR MEDICINE

Diaphragm displays early and progressive functional deficits in dysferlin-deficient mice

(2010) Elisabeth R. Barton et al.   MUSCLE & NERVE

Myotendinous Junction Defects and Reduced Force Transmission in Mice that Lack α7 Integrin and Utrophin

(2009) Jennifer V. Welser et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY

Myostatin reduces Akt/TORC1/p70S6K signaling, inhibiting myoblast differentiation and myotube size

(2009) Anne Ulrike Trendelenburg et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Lateral organization of membrane proteins: tetraspanins spin their web

(2009) Stéphanie Charrin et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Matrix metalloproteinase-9 inhibition ameliorates pathogenesis and improves skeletal muscle regeneration in muscular dystrophy

(2009) H. Li et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Basal lamina strengthens cell membrane integrity via the laminin G domain-binding motif of  -dystroglycan

(2009) R. Han et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Myogenic Akt signaling upregulates the utrophin–glycoprotein complex and promotes sarcolemma stability in muscular dystrophy

(2008) Angela K. Peter et al.   HUMAN MOLECULAR GENETICS

Tumor Necrosis Factor-related Weak Inducer of Apoptosis Augments Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) Production in Skeletal Muscle through the Activation of Nuclear Factor-κB-inducing Kinase and p38 Mitogen-activated Protein Kinase

(2008) Hong Li et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Sarcospan reduces dystrophic pathology: stabilization of the utrophin–glycoprotein complex

(2008) Angela K. Peter et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Integrin-linked kinase stabilizes myotendinous junctions and protects muscle from stress-induced damage

(2008) Hao-Ven Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY