Project description:This study surveyed expression of genes which might be involved in regulating the satellite cell response to non-damaging exercise. Low density cDNA arrays were used to survey expression of selected cytokines and growth factors in the soleus muscle following 60 minutes of level running. Keywords: Exercise response; pre versus 24-hr post
Project description:To understand the role of LSD1 in transcriptional regulation in muscle under voluntary wheel running (VWR) training, RNA-seq analyses of soleus muscles of skeletal muscle-specific LSD1 KO mice (LSD1-mKO mice) and WT mice after VWR were carried out. We found that loss of LSD1 led to increased expression of oxidative metabolism genes in soleus muscle.
Project description:Thyroid hormones are important for homeostatic control of energy metabolism and body temperature. Although skeletal muscle is considered an important site for thyroid action, the contribution of thyroid hormone receptor signaling, in muscle, to whole-body energy metabolism and body temperature has not been resolved. Here, we show that thyroid hormone-induced increase in energy expenditure requires thyroid hormone receptor alpha 1 (TRa1) in skeletal muscle, but that thyroid hormone induced elevation in body temperature is independent of muscle-TRa1. In slow-twitch soleus muscle, ablation of TRa1 leads to an altered fiber type composition toward a more oxidative phenotype, which, however, does not influence running capacity or motivation to voluntary running. RNA-sequencing of soleus muscle from WT mice and TRaHSACre mice revealed differentiated transcriptional regulation of genes associated with muscle thermogenesis, such as sarcolipin and UCP3, thus providing molecular clues pertaining to the mechanistic underpinnings of TRa1-linked control of whole-body metabolic rate. Together, this work establishes a fundamental role for skeletal muscle in thyroid hormone-stimulated increase in whole-body energy expenditure.
