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Article title: Phosphorylation of ERK and dystrophin S3059 protect against inflammation-associated C2C12 myotube atrophy
Authors: Kristy Swiderski, Christopher J. Brock, Jennifer Trieu, Annabel Chee, Savant S. Thakur, Dale M. Baum, Paul Gregorevic, Kate T. Murphy, Gordon S. Lynch
From the authors: “Utilizing in vitro models of inflammation-associated atrophy in C2C12 myotubes, we showed both [dystrophin serine 3059] phosphorylation, and increased [extracellular signal-regulated kinases] activation, to be a potential therapeutic target for attenuating muscle atrophy.”
This study is highlighted as one of May’s "best of the best" as part of the American Physiological Society's APSselect program.
Journal Link: American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology