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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 5, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP
DOI: 10.1038/srep12637
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- NIH [R01 AR52768, R01 AR062554, T32 AR007592, K99 KHL116778A]
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Myosin Binding Protein-C slow (sMyBP-C) is expressed in skeletal muscles where it plays structural and regulatory roles. The functions of sMyBP-C are modulated through alternative splicing and phosphorylation. Herein, we examined the phosphorylation profile of sMyBP-C in mouse slow-twitch soleus muscle isolated from fatigued or non-fatigued young (2-4-months old) and old (similar to 14-months old) wild type and mdx mice. Our findings are two-fold. First, we identified the phosphorylation events present in individual sMyBP-C variants at different states. Secondly, we quantified the relative abundance of each phosphorylation event, and of sMyBP-C phospho-species as a function of age and dystrophy, in the presence or absence of fatigue. Our results revealed both constitutive and differential phosphorylation of sMyBP-C. Moreover, we noted a 10-40% and a 25-35% reduction in the phosphorylation levels of select sites in old wild type and young or old mdx soleus muscles, respectively. On the contrary, we observed a 5-10% and a 20-25% increase in the phosphorylation levels of specific sites in young fatigued wild type and mdx soleus muscles, respectively. Overall, our studies showed that the phosphorylation pattern of sMyBP-C is differentially regulated following reversible (i.e. fatigue) and non-reversible (i.e. age and disease) (patho) physiological stressors.
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