Discovery of thymosin β4 as a human exerkine and growth factor
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Discovery of thymosin β4 as a human exerkine and growth factor. / Gonzalez-Franquesa, Alba; Stocks, Ben; Borg, Melissa L; Kuefner, Michael; Dalbram, Emilie; Nielsen, Thomas S; Agrawal, Ankita; Pankratova, Stanislava; Chibalin, Alexander V; Karlsson, Hakan K R; Gheibi, Sevda; Björnholm, Marie; Jørgensen, Niklas Rye; Clemmensen, Christoffer; Treebak, Jonas Thue; Hostrup, Morten; Krook, Anna; Zierath, Juleen R; Deshmukh, Atul Shahaji.
In: American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology, Vol. 321, No. 5, 2021, p. C770-C778.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Discovery of thymosin β4 as a human exerkine and growth factor
AU - Gonzalez-Franquesa, Alba
AU - Stocks, Ben
AU - Borg, Melissa L
AU - Kuefner, Michael
AU - Dalbram, Emilie
AU - Nielsen, Thomas S
AU - Agrawal, Ankita
AU - Pankratova, Stanislava
AU - Chibalin, Alexander V
AU - Karlsson, Hakan K R
AU - Gheibi, Sevda
AU - Björnholm, Marie
AU - Jørgensen, Niklas Rye
AU - Clemmensen, Christoffer
AU - Treebak, Jonas Thue
AU - Hostrup, Morten
AU - Krook, Anna
AU - Zierath, Juleen R
AU - Deshmukh, Atul Shahaji
N1 - CURIS 2021 NEXS 320
PY - 2021
Y1 - 2021
N2 - Skeletal muscle is an endocrine organ secreting exercise-induced factors (exerkines), which play a pivotal role in inter-organ crosstalk. Using mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics, we characterized the secretome and identified thymosin β4 (TMSB4X) as the most upregulated secreted protein in the media of contracting C2C12 myotubes. TMSB4X was also acutely increased in plasma of exercising humans irrespective of the insulin resistance condition or exercise mode. Treatment of mice with TMSB4X did not ameliorate the metabolic disruptions associated with diet induced-obesity, nor did it enhance muscle regeneration in vivo. However, TMSB4X increased osteoblast proliferation and neurite outgrowth, consistent with its WADA-classification as a prohibited growth factor. Therefore, we report TMSB4X as a human exerkine with a potential role in cellular cross talk.
AB - Skeletal muscle is an endocrine organ secreting exercise-induced factors (exerkines), which play a pivotal role in inter-organ crosstalk. Using mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics, we characterized the secretome and identified thymosin β4 (TMSB4X) as the most upregulated secreted protein in the media of contracting C2C12 myotubes. TMSB4X was also acutely increased in plasma of exercising humans irrespective of the insulin resistance condition or exercise mode. Treatment of mice with TMSB4X did not ameliorate the metabolic disruptions associated with diet induced-obesity, nor did it enhance muscle regeneration in vivo. However, TMSB4X increased osteoblast proliferation and neurite outgrowth, consistent with its WADA-classification as a prohibited growth factor. Therefore, we report TMSB4X as a human exerkine with a potential role in cellular cross talk.
KW - Faculty of Science
KW - Muscle contraction
KW - Exercise
KW - Secreted factor
KW - Exerkine
KW - Growth factor
U2 - 10.1152/ajpcell.00263.2021
DO - 10.1152/ajpcell.00263.2021
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 34495765
VL - 321
SP - C770-C778
JO - American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology
JF - American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology
SN - 0363-6143
IS - 5
ER -
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