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The mechanism of myosin replacement in the thick filament of the skeletal muscle

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H03100
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 42010:Animal production science-related
Research InstitutionHokkaido University

Principal Investigator

Nishimura Takanori  北海道大学, 農学研究院, 教授 (10237729)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 尾嶋 孝一  国立研究開発法人農業・食品産業技術総合研究機構, 畜産研究部門, 上級研究員 (60415544)
鈴木 貴弘  北海道大学, 農学研究院, 助教 (80750877)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥16,640,000 (Direct Cost: ¥12,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,840,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥6,760,000 (Direct Cost: ¥5,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,560,000)
Keywords骨格筋 / 筋原線維 / ミオシン / アクチン / 太いフィラメント / 筋線維型 / ミオシン分子 / サルコメア / 速筋 / 遅筋 / メチル化 / 筋細胞 / 食肉
Outline of Research at the Start

骨格筋の肥大・萎縮は骨格筋線維内に存在する筋原線維数の増減に起因するが,筋原線維の形成および分解のメカニズムは不明である。本研究では,筋原線維の主要タンパク質であるミオシン分子の細胞内ライフサイクルに着目し,太いフィラメントの形成,維持,および分解のメカニズムを追究する。野生型ミオシン分子の代わりに蛍光タンパク質を融合したミオシン分子を発現する遺伝子改変マウスの骨格筋細胞を用いることで,従来まで困難であった内因性に発現するミオシン分子の動態を解析する。本研究により骨格筋肥大の根幹である筋原線維数の制御機構が明らかになり,食肉の効率的生産に向けた技術基盤が確立される。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The aim of this study was to elucidate the replacement mechanism of myosin molecules in thick filaments within myofibrils. We found that myosin is more frequently inserted in the tips than the rest of the thick filament when myosin is replaced in the thick filament. The combination of pulse-chase assay with FRAP directly demonstrated the presence of the recycled myosin, which is reinserted in the thick filament once released from the thick filament. Myh3 specific E3 ligase participates in myosin replacement by selecting myosin to be degraded. Ubiquitinated myosin accumulates in the cytosol rather than the myofibrils, indicating that ubiquitinated myosin is not incorporated into the thick filament and that myosin to be degraded is selected in the cytosol. LC-MS/MS analysis revealed that methylated Myh is different between ages, Myh isoforms, and fractions (myofibril/cytosol). As adding the methyl group changes the myosin hydrophobicity, methylation may influence myosin replacement.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

世界人口の増加や発展途上国の経済発展を背景として食肉需要は拡大しているが、家畜生産による環境負荷等が問題となっている。環境調和・持続型の効率的な食肉生産確立するためには、食肉の主体である家畜骨格筋の筋肥大・維持機構を組織・細胞レベルで理解することが重要である。本研究の成果は、骨格筋の肥大・萎縮機構の分子基盤確立に寄与するとともに,食肉生産機構の最重要部分である家畜骨格筋肥大メカニズムの解明に繋がるため,食肉科学および畜産学分野に大きく貢献する。さらに,健康医学分野ではヒトの加齢に伴う骨格筋量の減少が身体機能を低下させるサルコペニアの発症機序解明および予防法開発に繋がる。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (5 results)

All 2022 2020 2019

All Journal Article (2 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 2 results,  Open Access: 2 results) Presentation (3 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Endogenous slow and fast myosin dynamics in myofibers isolated from mice expressing GFP-Myh7 and Kusabira Orange-Myh12022

    • Author(s)
      Ojima Koichi、Kigaki Masahiro、Ichimura Emi、Suzuki Takahiro、Kobayashi Ken、Muroya Susumu、Nishimura Takanori
    • Journal Title

      American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology

      Volume: 323 Issue: 2 Pages: C520-C535

    • DOI

      10.1152/ajpcell.00415.2021

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Thick filament‐associated myosin undergoes frequent replacement at the tip of the thick filament2022

    • Author(s)
      Ichimura Emi、Ojima Koichi、Muroya Susumu、Kobayashi Ken、Nishimura Takanori
    • Journal Title

      FEBS Open Bio

      Volume: 12 Issue: 4 Pages: 852-863

    • DOI

      10.1002/2211-5463.13379

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Embryonic Myosin replacement in myofibrils is controlled through degradation and ubiquitination by a ubiquitin ligase, Ozz2020

    • Author(s)
      E. Ichimura, K. Ojima, S. Muroya, T. Suzuki, K. Kobayashi, T. Nishimura
    • Organizer
      CELL BIO virtual 2020, An Online American Society of Cell Biology Meeting
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 筋原線維内太いフィラメントにおけるミオシン分子置換に及ぼすユビキチンリガーゼの影響2020

    • Author(s)
      市村恵美、尾嶋孝一、鈴木貴弘、小林謙、西邑隆徳
    • Organizer
      127回日本畜産学会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The replacement of myosin molecules in thick filaments is different between slow- and fast-twitch myofibers.2019

    • Author(s)
      M. Kigaki, K. Ojima, T. Suzuki, K. Kobayashi, T. Nishimura
    • Organizer
      American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) 58th Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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