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. 2003 Feb 17;1593(2-3):131-9.
doi: 10.1016/s0167-4889(02)00350-6.

Low-energy laser irradiation enhances de novo protein synthesis via its effects on translation-regulatory proteins in skeletal muscle myoblasts

Gavriela Shefer  1 , Itamar Barash, Uri Oron, Orna Halevy
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Low-energy laser irradiation enhances de novo protein synthesis via its effects on translation-regulatory proteins in skeletal muscle myoblasts

Gavriela Shefer et al. Biochim Biophys Acta. .
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Abstract

Low-energy laser irradiation (LELI) drives quiescent skeletal muscle satellite cells into the cell cycle and enhances their proliferation, thereby promoting skeletal muscle regeneration. Ongoing protein synthesis is a prerequisite for these processes. Here, we studied the signaling pathways involved in the LELI regulation of protein synthesis. High levels of labeled [35S]methionine incorporation were detected in LELI cells as early as 20 min after irradiation, suggesting translation of pre-existing mRNAs. Induced levels of protein synthesis were detected up until 8 h after LELI implying a role for LELI in de novo protein synthesis. Elevated levels of cyclin D1, associated with augmented phosphorylation of the eukaryotic initiation factor 4E (eIF4E) and its inhibitory binding protein PHAS-I, suggested the involvement of LELI in the initiation steps of protein translation. In the presence of the MEK inhibitor, PD98059, eIF4E phosphorylation was abolished and levels of cyclin D1 were dramatically reduced. The LELI-induced PHAS-I phosphorylation was abolished after preincubation with the PI3K inhibitor, Wortmannin. Concomitantly, LELI enhanced Akt phosphorylation, which was attenuated in the presence of Wortmannin. Taken together, these results suggest that LELI induces protein translation via the PI3K/Akt and Ras/Raf/ERK pathways.

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