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Versican processing by a disintegrin-like and metalloproteinase domain with thrombospondin-1 repeats proteinases-5 and -15 facilitates myoblast fusion
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posted on 2013-01-01, 00:00 authored by Nicole Stupka, Chris Kintakas, J White, Fiona FraserFiona Fraser, M Hanciu, N Aramaki-Hattori, Sheree MartinSheree Martin, C Coles, Fiona Collier, Alister WardAlister Ward, S Apte, Daniel MccullochSkeletal muscle development and regeneration requires the fusion of myoblasts into multinucleated myotubes. Because the enzymatic proteolysis of a hyaluronan and versican-rich matrix by ADAMTS versicanases is required for developmental morphogenesis, we hypothesized that the clearance of versican may facilitate the fusion of myoblasts during myogenesis. Here, we used transgenic mice and an in vitro model of myoblast fusion, C2C12 cells, to determine a potential role for ADAMTS versicanases. Versican processing was observed during in vivo myogenesis at the time when myoblasts were fusing to form multinucleated myotubes. Relevant ADAMTS genes, chief among them Adamts5 and Adamts15, were expressed both in developing embryonic muscle and differentiating C2C12 cells. Reducing the levels of Adamts5 mRNA in vitro impaired myoblast fusion, which could be rescued with catalytically active but not the inactive forms of ADAMTS5 or ADAMTS15. The addition of inactive ADAMTS5, ADAMTS15, or full-length V1 versican effectively impaired myoblast fusion. Finally, the expansion of a hyaluronan and versican-rich matrix was observed upon reducing the levels of Adamts5 mRNA in myoblasts. These data indicate that these ADAMTS proteinases contribute to the formation of multinucleated myotubes such as is necessary for both skeletal muscle development and during regeneration, by remodeling a versican-rich pericellular matrix of myoblasts. Our study identifies a possible pathway to target for the improvement of myogenesis in a plethora of diseases including cancer cachexia, sarcopenia, and muscular dystrophy.
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Journal of biological chemistryVolume
288Issue
3Pagination
1907 - 1917Publisher
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyLocation
Bethesda, MarylandPublisher DOI
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0021-9258Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2013, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyUsage metrics
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