Andrew S Palmer, Esther García-Domínguez, Megan F Taylor, Andrew Garnham, Kirsten Seale, Joel R Steele, Han-Chung Lee, Ralf B Schittenhelm, Nir Eynon
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Abstract
Background: Skeletal muscle is an important organ for health and movement, largely driven by specific muscle fibres. However, the comparison of fibre-type-specific DNA methylation and protein abundance from the same sample presents challenges. By combining previous methodological approaches we were able to directly compare the methylome and proteome in Type I and Type II human skeletal muscle fibres in males and females.
Methods: We assessed the methylome using the EPICv2 Infinium array and the proteome using liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) from Type I and Type II fibre pools from both males ( ) and females ( ).
Results: We identified 5,689 robust differentially methylated regions (Fisher P-value ) and found strong relationships between methylation and protein abundance in key contractile and metabolic genes. Further, we generated a reference matrix of Type I and Type II fibres and leveraged deconvolution algorithms to accurately estimate fibre-type proportions using whole-muscle DNA methylation data, providing a method to correct for fibre-type in future studies. These results are presented primarily as a resource for others to utilise.
Conclusion: We provide integrated methylome and proteome profiles of human muscle fibre-types generalisable to both male and females as a freely accessible interactive repository, MyoMETH ( https://myometh.net ), allowing further investigation into fibre regulation. Data are available via ProteomeXchange with identifier PXD066393 and the Gene Expression Omnibus at GSE304045 .
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The only open access journal in its field, Skeletal Muscle publishes novel, cutting-edge research and technological advancements that investigate the molecular mechanisms underlying the biology of skeletal muscle. Reflecting the breadth of research in this area, the journal welcomes manuscripts about the development, metabolism, the regulation of mass and function, aging, degeneration, dystrophy and regeneration of skeletal muscle, with an emphasis on understanding adult skeletal muscle, its maintenance, and its interactions with non-muscle cell types and regulatory modulators.
Main areas of interest include:
-differentiation of skeletal muscle-
atrophy and hypertrophy of skeletal muscle-
aging of skeletal muscle-
regeneration and degeneration of skeletal muscle-
biology of satellite and satellite-like cells-
dystrophic degeneration of skeletal muscle-
energy and glucose homeostasis in skeletal muscle-
non-dystrophic genetic diseases of skeletal muscle, such as Spinal Muscular Atrophy and myopathies-
maintenance of neuromuscular junctions-
roles of ryanodine receptors and calcium signaling in skeletal muscle-
roles of nuclear receptors in skeletal muscle-
roles of GPCRs and GPCR signaling in skeletal muscle-
other relevant aspects of skeletal muscle biology.
In addition, articles on translational clinical studies that address molecular and cellular mechanisms of skeletal muscle will be published. Case reports are also encouraged for submission.
Skeletal Muscle reflects the breadth of research on skeletal muscle and bridges gaps between diverse areas of science for example cardiac cell biology and neurobiology, which share common features with respect to cell differentiation, excitatory membranes, cell-cell communication, and maintenance. Suitable articles are model and mechanism-driven, and apply statistical principles where appropriate; purely descriptive studies are of lesser interest.