Key genes regulating skeletal muscle development and growth in farm animals

M Mohammadabadi, F Bordbar, J Jensen, M Du… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Skeletal muscle mass is an important economic trait, and muscle
development and growth is a crucial factor to supply enough meat for human consumption …

Glycogen synthesis and beyond, a comprehensive review of GSK3 as a key regulator of metabolic pathways and a therapeutic target for treating metabolic diseases

L Wang, J Li, L Di - Medicinal Research Reviews, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Glycogen synthase kinase‐3 (GSK3) is a highly evolutionarily conserved
serine/threonine protein kinase first identified as an enzyme that regulates glycogen …

Inhibition of DYRK1A and GSK3B induces human β-cell proliferation

W Shen, B Taylor, Q Jin, V Nguyen-Tran… - Nature …, 2015 - nature.com
Insufficient pancreatic β-cell mass or function results in diabetes mellitus. While significant
progress has been made in regulating insulin secretion from β-cells in diabetic patients, no …

Signaling mechanisms in mammalian myoblast fusion

SM Hindi, MM Tajrishi, A Kumar - Science signaling, 2013 - science.org
Myoblast fusion is a critical process that contributes to the growth of muscle during
development and to the regeneration of myofibers upon injury. Myoblasts fuse with each …

(–)‐Epicatechin enhances fatigue resistance and oxidative capacity in mouse muscle

L Nogueira, I Ramirez‐Sanchez… - The Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐technical summary During exercise, skeletal muscle performance depends in great
part on the use of aerobic metabolism to supply the energetic demand of contractions …

The WNT signaling pathway from ligand secretion to gene transcription: molecular mechanisms and pharmacological targets

HA Baarsma, M Königshoff, R Gosens - Pharmacology & therapeutics, 2013 - Elsevier
Wingless/integrase-1 (WNT) signaling is a key pathway regulating various aspects of
embryonic development; however it also underlies several pathological conditions in man …

The myogenic kinome: protein kinases critical to mammalian skeletal myogenesis

JDR Knight, R Kothary - Skeletal muscle, 2011 - Springer
Myogenesis is a complex and tightly regulated process, the end result of which is the
formation of a multinucleated myofibre with contractile capability. Typically, this process is …

[HTML][HTML] Beyond its psychiatric use: the benefits of low-dose lithium supplementation

SI Hamstra, BD Roy, P Tiidus, AJ MacNeil… - Current …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Lithium is most well-known for its mood-stabilizing effects in the treatment of bipolar
disorder. Due to its narrow therapeutic window (0.5-1.2 mM serum concentration), there is a …

GSK3 inhibition improves skeletal muscle function and whole-body metabolism in male mouse models of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

BM Marcella, BL Hockey, JL Braun, KC Whitley… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Inhibiting glycogen synthase kinase 3 (GSK3) improves muscle function, metabolism, and
bone health in many diseases and conditions; however, whether GSK3 should be targeted …

Inhibition of transient receptor potential channel 5 reverses 5-Fluorouracil resistance in human colorectal cancer cells

T Wang, Z Chen, Y Zhu, Q Pan, Y Liu, X Qi, L Jin… - Journal of Biological …, 2015 - ASBMB
5-Fluorouracil (5-Fu) is commonly used in the chemotherapy of colorectal cancer (CRC), but
resistance to 5-Fu occurs in most cases, allowing cancer progression. Suppressing ABCB1 …