机构:[1]Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China[2]Nanjing Tongren Hospital, School of Medicine, Southeast University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China[3]Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Qingdao, Shandong Province, P. R. China
Myoblasts characterize by the potential to transform into skeletal muscle, and involve in processes of proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis. Mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) is an important protein of PI3K signaling pathway in muscle metabolism and physiology. This study aimed to investigate effects of mTOR on proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation of myoblasts undergoing mechanical stress. We paid much attention on mTOR function undergoing mechanical stress in myoblasts. C2C12 myoblasts were cultured and mTOR gene was knocked down by using Crisper/Cas9 method. Western blot assay and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (Q-PCR) were used to test 4E binding protein 1 (4EBP1) and p70 ribosomal protein S6 kinase (p70S6k) expression. Cell counting kit 8 (CCK-8) was used to measure cell proliferation, and flow cytometry to used to detect cell apoptosis. Differentiation was counted by using immunofluorescence staining. Rresults showed that the knockdown of mTOR reduced the phosphorylation of 4EBP1 and p70S6k levels undergoing mechanical stress and decreased PI3K signaling pathway proteins synthesis. In addition, proliferation of myoblasts was decelerated by the mTOR knockdown. However, when mTOR knocked down cells treated with mechanical stress, apoptosis rate increased significantly and the differentiation speed was slow down. In conclusion, our study revealed the mTOR function on regulating myoblast proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation undergoing mechanical stress.
基金:
This study was supported by the fundamental research funds for the central universities [Grant No. 021414380006 + medical school of Nanjing University] and Nanjing Tongren Hospital fundamental.
第一作者机构:[1]Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China
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通讯机构:[1]Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China[*1]Nanjing Stomatological Hospital, Medical School of Nanjing University, No. 30 Zhongyang Road, Xuan-wu District, Nanjing 210008, Jiangsu Province, P. R. China.
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Wang Mengjia,Mou Yongbin,Da Yu,et al.Effects of mammalian target of rapamycin on proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation of myoblasts undergoing mechanical stress[J].AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH.2018,10(12):4173-4182.
APA:
Wang, Mengjia,Mou, Yongbin,Da, Yu,Yuan, Xiao,Yan, Fuhua...&Zhang, Fang.(2018).Effects of mammalian target of rapamycin on proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation of myoblasts undergoing mechanical stress.AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH,10,(12)
MLA:
Wang, Mengjia,et al."Effects of mammalian target of rapamycin on proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation of myoblasts undergoing mechanical stress".AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH 10..12(2018):4173-4182