Department of Pharmacology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Cell Adh Migr. 2010 Oct-Dec;4(4):502-6. doi: 10.4161/cam.4.4.12291.
Myofibers with an abnormal branching cytoarchitecture are commonly found in various neuromuscular diseases as well as after severe muscle injury. These aberrant myofibers are fragile and muscles containing a high percentage of these myofibers are weaker and more prone to injury. To date the mechanisms and molecules regulating myofiber branching have been obscure. Recent work analyzing the role of mouse odorant receptor 23 (MOR23) in muscle regeneration revealed that MOR23 is necessary for proper skeletal muscle regeneration in mice as loss of MOR23 leads to increased myofiber branching. Further studies demonstrated that MOR23 expression is induced when muscle cells were extensively fusing and plays an important role in controlling cell migration and adhesion. These data demonstrate a novel role for an odorant receptor in tissue repair and identify the first molecule with a functional role in myofiber branching.
具有异常分支细胞结构的肌纤维在各种神经肌肉疾病以及严重肌肉损伤后很常见。这些异常的肌纤维很脆弱,含有高比例异常肌纤维的肌肉较弱,更容易受伤。迄今为止,调节肌纤维分支的机制和分子还不清楚。最近分析小鼠气味受体 23(MOR23)在肌肉再生中的作用的工作表明,MOR23 是小鼠正常骨骼肌再生所必需的,因为 MOR23 的缺失会导致肌纤维分支增加。进一步的研究表明,当肌肉细胞广泛融合时,MOR23 表达被诱导,并且在控制细胞迁移和黏附中发挥重要作用。这些数据表明,一种气味受体在组织修复中具有新的作用,并确定了第一个具有肌纤维分支功能作用的分子。