TNFalpha inhibits skeletal myogenesis through a PW1-dependent pathway by recruitment of caspase pathways |
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Authors: | Coletti Dario Yang Ellen Marazzi Giovanna Sassoon David |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1 Gustave Levy Place, New York, NY 10029, USA. |
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Abstract: | Cachexia is associated with poor prognosis in patients with chronic disease. Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFalpha) plays a pivotal role in mediating cachexia and has been demonstrated to inhibit skeletal muscle differentiation in vitro. It has been proposed that TNFalpha-mediated activation of NFkappaB leads to down regulation of MyoD, however the mechanisms underlying TNFalpha effects on skeletal muscle remain poorly understood. We report here a novel pathway by which TNFalpha inhibits muscle differentiation through activation of caspases in the absence of apoptosis. TNFalpha-mediated caspase activation and block of differentiation are dependent upon the expression of PW1, but occur independently of NFkappaB activation. PW1 has been implicated previously in p53-mediated cell death and can induce bax translocation to the mitochondria. We show that bax-deficient myoblasts do not activate caspases and differentiate in the presence of TNFalpha, highlighting a role for bax-dependent caspase activation in mediating TNFalpha effects. Taken together, our data reveal that TNFalpha inhibits myogenesis by recruiting components of apoptotic pathways through PW1. |
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