Transcriptional analysis of follistatin influence on C2C12 mice myoblasts differentiation

ABSTRACT: Background: Follistatin (FS) is an activin-binding glycoprotein, known for its antagonistic action on the TGF-M-NM-2 super-family of cytokines. It has ability to prevent muscle atrophy and to stimulate muscle growth through binding of myostatin (GDF8). FS does not cause these changes only by inhibition of GDF8 but this mechanism is still not well elucidated. In order to identify GDF8-dependent and GDF8-independent action of FS, we performed comprehensive transcriptomic analysis of differentiating C2C12 mouse myoblasts. Results: To evaluate influence of FS-288 (200ng/ml) on differentiating C2C12 myoblasts was used immunofluorescence analysis of MyHC protein expression in the culture and counting of the number and type of myotubes. Differentiating myoblasts treated with FS showed increase in

ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus

SUBMITTER: Zofia Wicik 

PROVIDER: E-GEOD-59775 | biostudies-arrayexpress |

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress