eIF4EBP3L Acts as a Gatekeeper of TORC1 In Activity-Dependent Muscle Growth by Specifically Regulating Mef2ca Translational Initiation
Author(s) -
Orli Yogev,
Victoria C. Williams,
Yaniv Hinits,
Simon M. Hughes
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
plos biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.127
H-Index - 271
eISSN - 1545-7885
pISSN - 1544-9173
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pbio.1001679
Subject(s) - biology , myosin , mef2c , myod , polysome , microbiology and biotechnology , muscle hypertrophy , myofibril , myostatin , protein degradation , mef2 , protein turnover , protein biosynthesis , zebrafish , medicine , myocyte , endocrinology , transcription factor , biochemistry , myogenesis , rna , ribosome , enhancer , gene
Muscle activity promotes muscle growth through the TOR-4EBP pathway by controlling the translation of specific mRNAs, including Mef2ca, a muscle transcription factor required for normal growth.
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