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- Title
Nutrient restriction differentially modulates the mammalian target of rapamycin signaling and the ubiquitin-proteasome system S 5 1 in skeletal muscle of cows and their fetuses<sup>1</sup>.
- Authors
Du, M.; Zhu, M. J.; Means, W. J.; Hess, B. W.; Ford, S. P.
- Abstract
The mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR) signaling controls nutrient-stimulated protein synthesis in skeletal muscle, whereas ubiquitin-proteasome systems control the degradation of myofibrillar proteins. The objective of this study was to elucidate the effect of nutrient restriction on the roTOR signaling and ubiquitin-proteasome system in the skeletal muscle of cows and their fetuses. Beginning 30 d after conception, 20 cows were fed either a control diet that provided 100% nutrient requirements or a nutrientrestricted diet at 68.1% of NEm and 86.7% of metabolizable protein requirement. Cows were slaughtered on 125 d of gestation, and the LM of both cows and fetuses was sampled for the measurement of mTOR, ribosomal protein S6, adenosine 5'-monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), and protein ubiquitylation. When comparing the muscle samples from nutrient-restricted and control cows and their fetuses, no difference was observed for the content of mTOR and ribosomal protein S6, but the phosphorylation of mTOR at Ser2448 and ribosomal protein S6 at Ser235/336 were greater (P < 0.05) in control muscle than in muscle from nutrient-restricted animals. Because the phosphorylation of mTOR and ribosomal protein S6 upregulates translation, these results showed that nutrient restriction inhibits protein synthesis in muscle. The activity of AMPK in the muscle of nutrient-restricted cows was significantly lower (P = 0.05) than that of control cows. The protein ubiquitylation, however, was greater (P < 0.05) in the muscle from nutrient-restricted cows, showing accelerated protein degradation. No difference in the protein ubiquitylation was detected for fetal muscle. Data suggested that the decreased protein synthesis and promoted protein degradation resulted in muscle atrophy of pregnant cows, but not in fetal muscle. Results of this study show that in response to nutrient restriction, protein degradation was differentially regulated between cow and fetal muscle. The atrophy of cow muscle during nutrient deficiency may involve the enhanced degradation of muscle proteins.
- Subjects
RAPAMYCIN; PROTEIN synthesis; PHOSPHORYLATION; ANIMAL nutrition; UBIQUITIN; NUTRITIONAL requirements
- Publication
Journal of Animal Science, 2005, Vol 83, Issue 1, p117
- ISSN
0021-8812
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2527/2005.831117x