Lrrc75b is a novel negative regulator of C2C12 myogenic differentiation

Int J Mol Med. 2016 Nov;38(5):1411-1418. doi: 10.3892/ijmm.2016.2738. Epub 2016 Sep 15.

Abstract

Many transcription factors and signaling molecules involved in the guidance of myogenic differentiation have been investigated in previous studies. However, the precise molecular mechanisms of myogenic differentiation remain largely unknown. In the present study, by performing a meta-analysis of C2C12 myogenic differentiation microarray data, we found that leucine-rich repeat-containing 75B (Lrrc75b), also known as AI646023, a molecule of unknown biological function, was downregulated during C2C12 myogenic differentiation. The knockdown of Lrrc75b using specific siRNA in C2C12 myoblasts markedly enhanced the expression of muscle-specific myogenin and increased myoblast fusion and the myotube diameter. By contrast, the adenovirus-mediated overexpression of Lrrc75b in C2C12 cells markedly inhibited myoblast differentiation accompanied by a decrease in myogenin expression. In addition, the phosphorylation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 (Erk1/2) was suppressed in the cells in which Lrrc75b was silenced. Taken together, our results demonstrate that Lrrc75b is a novel suppressor of C2C12 myogenic differentiation by modulating myogenin and Erk1/2 signaling.

Publication types

  • Meta-Analysis

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Blotting, Western
  • Cell Differentiation / genetics*
  • Cell Line
  • Down-Regulation
  • Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases / metabolism
  • Gene Expression Profiling / methods
  • Gene Expression Regulation*
  • Mice
  • Microscopy, Fluorescence
  • Muscle Proteins / genetics*
  • Muscle Proteins / metabolism
  • Myoblasts / cytology
  • Myoblasts / metabolism*
  • Myogenin / genetics
  • Myogenin / metabolism
  • Oligonucleotide Array Sequence Analysis
  • Phosphorylation
  • RNA Interference
  • Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction

Substances

  • Lrrc75b protein, mouse
  • Muscle Proteins
  • Myogenin
  • Extracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases