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Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60612
The developmental
expression of tissue-specific isoforms of
cytochrome-c oxidase
(COX) subunit VIII [heart (COX VIII-H) and liver (COX
VIII-L)] and the influence of innervation were examined in
regenerating fast [extensor digitorum longus (EDL)] and
slow (soleus) muscles. In adult muscles, COX VIII-H was the predominant isoform. The COX VIII-L mRNA was expressed 3 days after induction of
regeneration, and it progressively decreased after 7, 10, 14, and 30 days of regeneration in both muscles. In contrast, the expression of
COX VIII-H mRNA accumulated as myogenesis proceeded to the myotube
stage between 7 and 10 days of regeneration and progressively increased
to near control levels by 30 days. The influence of innervation on the
expression of COX VIII and
-actin isoforms was
examined in control, innervated, and denervated
regenerating muscles at 3 and 10 days. The relative expression of COX
VIII-L mRNA in denervated regenerating EDL muscles was significantly greater, while that of COX VIII-H was significantly
less than in innervated regenerating EDL muscles after 10 days of
regeneration. Similarly, cardiac
-actin mRNA levels
were elevated in denervated regenerating EDL muscles after 10 days of
regeneration. In conclusion, motor innervation influences the
transition from the COX VIII-L to COX VIII-H isoform during myogenesis
in regenerating muscles.
muscle regeneration; gene expression; nerve
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