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Regulation of HSP25 expression and phosphorylation in functionally overloaded rat plantaris and soleus muscles

Department of Kinesiology, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois

Submitted 23 August 2005 ; accepted in final form 6 October 2005

Functional overload (FO) is a powerful inducer of muscle hypertrophy and both oxidative and mechanical stress in muscle fibers. Heat shock protein 25 (HSP25) may protect against both of these stressors, and its expression can be regulated by changes in muscle loading and activation. The primary purpose of the present study was to test the hypothesis that chronic FO increases HSP25 expression and phosphorylation (pHSP25) in hypertrophying rat hindlimb muscle. HSP25 and pHSP25 levels were quantified in soluble and insoluble fractions of the soleus and plantaris to determine whether 3 or 7 days of FO increase translocation of HSP25 and/or pHSP25 to the insoluble fraction. p38 protein and phosphorylation (p-p38) was measured to determine its association with changes in pHSP25. HSP25 mRNA showed time-dependent increases in both the soleus and plantaris with FO. Three or seven days of FO increased HSP25 and pHSP25 in the soluble fraction in both muscles, with a greater response in the plantaris. In the insoluble fraction, HSP25 was increased after 3 or 7 days in both muscles, whereas pHSP25 was only increased in the 7-day plantaris. p38 and p-p38 increased in the plantaris at both time points. In the soleus, p-p38 only increased after 7 days. These results show that FO is associated with changes in HSP25 expression and phosphorylation and suggest its role in the remodeling that occurs during muscle hypertrophy. Increases in HSP25 in the insoluble fraction suggest that it may help to stabilize actin and/or other cytoskeletal proteins during the stress of muscle remodeling.

heat shock protein 25; functional overload

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