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. 2018 May 1;314(5):R741-R751.
doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.00336.2017. Epub 2018 Feb 14.

Akt1 deficiency diminishes skeletal muscle hypertrophy by reducing satellite cell proliferation

Nobuki Moriya  1 , Mitsunori Miyazaki  1
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Akt1 deficiency diminishes skeletal muscle hypertrophy by reducing satellite cell proliferation

Nobuki Moriya et al. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. .
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Abstract

Skeletal muscle mass is determined by the net dynamic balance between protein synthesis and degradation. Although the Akt/mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR)-dependent pathway plays an important role in promoting protein synthesis and subsequent skeletal muscle hypertrophy, the precise molecular regulation of mTOR activity by the upstream protein kinase Akt is largely unknown. In addition, the activation of satellite cells has been indicated as a key regulator of muscle mass. However, the requirement of satellite cells for load-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy is still under intense debate. In this study, female germline Akt1 knockout (KO) mice were used to examine whether Akt1 deficiency attenuates load-induced skeletal muscle hypertrophy through suppressing mTOR-dependent signaling and satellite cell proliferation. Akt1 KO mice showed a blunted hypertrophic response of skeletal muscle, with a diminished rate of satellite cell proliferation following mechanical overload. In contrast, Akt1 deficiency did not affect the load-induced activation of mTOR signaling and the subsequent enhanced rate of protein synthesis in skeletal muscle. These observations suggest that the load-induced activation of mTOR signaling occurs independently of Akt1 regulation and that Akt1 plays a critical role in regulating satellite cell proliferation during load-induced muscle hypertrophy.

Keywords: Akt1; mechanistic target of rapamycin; satellite cells.

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