在成人骨骼肌肉中,经典 Wnt 信号的共受体 Lrp5 和 Lrp6 决定了纤维类型的分布和大小,以及神经肌肉接头的结构和功能。

In Adult Skeletal Muscles, the Co-Receptors of Canonical Wnt Signaling, Lrp5 and Lrp6, Determine the Distribution and Size of Fiber Types, and Structure and Function of Neuromuscular Junctions.

机构信息

Institute of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.

Muscle Research Center, Friedrich-Alexander-University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, 91054 Erlangen, Germany.

出版信息

Cells. 2022 Dec 8;11(24):3968. doi: 10.3390/cells11243968.

Abstract

Canonical Wnt signaling is involved in skeletal muscle cell biology. The exact way in which this pathway exerts its contribution to myogenesis or neuromuscular junctions (NMJ) is a matter of debate. Next to the common co-receptors of canonical Wnt signaling, Lrp5 and Lrp6, the receptor tyrosine kinase MuSK was reported to bind at NMJs WNT glycoproteins by its extracellular cysteine-rich domain. Previously, we reported canonical Wnt signaling being active in fast muscle fiber types. Here, we used conditional Lrp5 or Lrp6 knockout mice to investigate the role of these receptors in muscle cells. Conditional double knockout mice died around E13 likely due to ectopic expression of the Cre recombinase. Phenotypes of single conditional knockout mice point to a very divergent role for the two receptors. First, muscle fiber type distribution and size were changed. Second, canonical Wnt signaling reporter mice suggested less signaling activity in the absence of Lrps. Third, expression of several myogenic marker genes was changed. Fourth, NMJs were of fragmented phenotype. Fifth, recordings revealed impaired neuromuscular transmission. In sum, our data show fundamental differences in absence of each of the Lrp co-receptors and suggest a differentiated view of canonical Wnt signaling pathway involvement in adult skeletal muscle cells.

摘要

经典 Wnt 信号通路参与骨骼肌细胞生物学。该通路对成肌作用或神经肌肉接头 (NMJ) 的具体贡献仍存在争议。除了经典 Wnt 信号通路的常见共受体 Lrp5 和 Lrp6 外,受体酪氨酸激酶 MuSK 被报道通过其细胞外富含半胱氨酸的结构域与 NMJ 的 WNT 糖蛋白结合。先前,我们报道经典 Wnt 信号通路在快肌纤维类型中具有活性。在这里,我们使用条件性 Lrp5 或 Lrp6 敲除小鼠来研究这些受体在肌肉细胞中的作用。条件性双敲除小鼠在 E13 左右死亡,可能是由于 Cre 重组酶的异位表达。单敲除小鼠的表型表明这两个受体的作用非常不同。首先,肌肉纤维类型分布和大小发生改变。其次,缺乏 Lrps 时,经典 Wnt 信号报告小鼠的信号活性降低。第三,几种成肌标记基因的表达发生改变。第四,NMJ 呈碎片化表型。第五,记录显示神经肌肉传递受损。总之,我们的数据表明,在缺乏每个 Lrp 共受体的情况下存在根本差异,并提示经典 Wnt 信号通路参与成年骨骼肌细胞的作用具有分化的观点。

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